40 years ago I flew out of Lukla, dirt tarmack, not paved, my recollection was a patted down farmer's field. This looks modern and safe in comparrison!

@AK-ch5qd

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience

@gregbernstein6430

Жыл бұрын

22 years ago for me. It was a gravel runway; still the most dangerous in the world.

@Zeevuhl

Жыл бұрын

@Jac K Well said my fellow grumpy one!

@Michael-zj3cn

Жыл бұрын

Comparison

@bk1109

Жыл бұрын

Yup! It was still gravel and field when I was there in 1997! 👍

Daaaaamn !!! At the end of this runway, if you ain’t flying, you’re dying.

@albertoportoalegre5391

3 жыл бұрын

And the visibility is "unlimited " !

@fernandojimenez7859

3 жыл бұрын

You are flying to heaven...

@EmmaniloJarjas

3 жыл бұрын

That airport has a runway of 400 meters, steep, and to make matters worse, at 3000 meters high (less oxygen equal to less acceleration) is on the edge of a cliff... Tourism for everest is worth everything, apparently.

@jeanlafrance8746

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmmaniloJarjas also thinner atmosphere so less lift

@SerBallister

3 жыл бұрын

@@EmmaniloJarjas Tried it in Microsoft flight sim, V1 was about 10 metres of the end of the runway :D

"Mom can we have an airport?" "We have an airport at home." Airport at home:

@erumzehra01

2 жыл бұрын

I dadada all the time

This is similar on how planes took off from aircraft carriers in WWII. There were no catapults back then. The technique for short field takeoffs is to drop flaps to 20 percent, max rpms on the engines, props set for max rpm. Release the brakes and keep the ship on the deck until the last few seconds, noting your airspeed, the pull off the deck and climb. If heavily loaded, the plane might sink into the valley off the end of the runway, but nose down a bit to gain speed, then climb out. The main concern is density altitude. The cold air helps, but the thinness of the atmosphere is the greatest issue to keep in mind.

@alekazattic6622

4 жыл бұрын

Good information, but sadly way above the heads of most you tubers. Thanks!

@ZaHandle

Жыл бұрын

You can even get air force bombers off from it (barely)

@wildfood1

Жыл бұрын

I never knew ww2 carriers had no catapults...thanks!

@ZaHandle

Жыл бұрын

@@wildfood1 some actually do but it’s rare

@viking90706

Жыл бұрын

Precisely!

Hello Tower, We´ve cleared the runway safely. Tower: Roger, descend to 5000ft.

@arunkumar-mb3tp

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment bro.

@jonathanakehurst4489

3 жыл бұрын

Classic

@timitonagain

3 жыл бұрын

@@Al-hb2wo as you can clearly see in the video, there is indeed a tower

@junkonakamura3441

3 жыл бұрын

@@Al-hb2wo So, they build a motel/hotel which looks like a control tower in Lukla?

@cad3nce

3 жыл бұрын

Roger Roger. What's your vector Victor?

In 2009 I flew into this airport to do the Mt. Everest Base Camp trek. It is truly an experience. When we were scheduled to depart, there was a thick cloud base but eventually we were able to get seats on the last flight out that day. A few weeks later, one of these aircraft crashed killing all onboard. The basic approach is very similar to an aircraft landing, you come in, cut power and touch down. While 9k isn't that high, the terrain basically eliminates any option of a go around once on short final. What is deceiving here is the runway isn't flat, it is sloped downward towards the initial touchdown area. Great experience, I personally wouldn't want to roll the dice for a second trip.

First Pilot: "I'm so good, I don't need that three metres at the start of the runway." Second Pilot: "Screw that, I'm taking every metre I can get." Third Pilot: "Watch how close I can get my tail to the wall without shredding it off." Fourth Pilot: "Bugger this, I'm rotating NOW." (Airborne 20 metres before the drop off.)

@soggypancake001

3 жыл бұрын

For the fourth one, it was a DHC-6 which can take off faster than the other DO-28s

@SharmaRaj8

3 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌👌

@gerrycarmichael1391

2 жыл бұрын

A DO-228 with flaps set to 2 doesn't need a lot of room even at that altitude.

@opsatr

2 жыл бұрын

Great summary of the video. 👍😂

@alerey4363

Жыл бұрын

but you also need to take weight into account (passengers, luggage/cargo, fuel), which is a variable in the 4 flights (including airplane models with different power/weight ratios)

Да,комаров Дима рассказывал,это просто самые лучшие пилоты👍👍👍❤️боги,храните их!

Massive respect for the men that got the balls to take off and land on that airport

@7colorsoflife7

Жыл бұрын

Must be made of steel.

@buffout123

Жыл бұрын

Landing especially hard af, due to the fact that the surface of the strip is not flat, but has an angle of inclination

@The-Cat

Жыл бұрын

This is a paved airport, no balls needed for this. Go try a dirt airfield in the jungle with a slope between mountains. 😉 this right here on video is nothing

@problemdude390

Жыл бұрын

@@The-Cat funny, I don't see any videos on your channel of you taking off and landing anywhere

@The-Cat

Жыл бұрын

@@problemdude390 Neither do I have a video of you and me breathing air to live. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what's the point of your comment?

If you think that looks bad, you should have seen it 20 years ago when the runway wasn't paved.

@CrossWindsPat

3 жыл бұрын

Yikes....

@MenwithHill

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrossWindsPat kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4V2k5dwaLnLo8o.html there's still videos on it on here - it looks effing insane

@ravingcyclist624

3 жыл бұрын

@@MenwithHill Amazing! Thanks.

@vijeshkumar692

2 жыл бұрын

@@MenwithHill thanks

@sandragiangrandi9508

2 жыл бұрын

Very incredible!!!!!! @_@

One thing I learned even on approaching Katmandu. You don't fly into clouds in Nepal because the clouds have rocks in them. I was waiting at Lukla for the fog to lift. I heard the record was a month and a half. Anyway I walked to the bottom of the runway to see that the retaining wall there was made of bits and pieces of crashed planes. It filled me with confidence. So much so that we thought the week to walk out would be time well spent.

Love to hear the silentness after the last plane departed....so calmful

@kevindunlap5525

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that YT didn't run a red squiggle under "silentness".

All very Douglas Adams; Flight Control: "You see that mountain over there?" Pilot: "Roger." FC: "You're going to aim at it, hit the throttle-" P: "Okay..." FC: "-and then miss the mountain." P: "..."

As an amateur private pilot I can say you just saw some of the finest flying imaginable. In order to build enough speed for take off on limited runways it's necessary to gain maximum revs from your engines so you do this by opening up the throttles to max while holding on the brakes. When max revs have been reached you release the brakes and off you go. I noticed that none of the pilots took off before he/she had to as they then had max lift resulting in great take offs. Wonderful flying.

@AshleyPomeroy

6 жыл бұрын

It's also noticeable that they don't turn left onto the runway - they turn right to get that extra few feet.

@TheCrazyPandaPilot

6 жыл бұрын

The landings require much more skill than the Takeoff. Just careful calculations is all thats really on display here.

@jeevanix

6 жыл бұрын

Runway is constructed downward. So, that craft can get Max speed when leaving and get maximum resistance when landing..

@MJLeger-yj1ww

6 жыл бұрын

I do that on every short runway, or taxi-way!

@johnnyllooddte3415

6 жыл бұрын

youve got 9000 ft vertical to get speed..silly

The last aircraft in the video is Tara Air registered as 9N-AET. It was a twin engine mini passenger aircraft (Twin Otter). It crashed on May 29, 2022 (all fatality). Rest in peace all passengers and crew on board.

@ochristi

Жыл бұрын

Not only that, the first 9N-AHB was involved in a non-fatal incident (repairable crash landing) and hit a boar on take-off. The second one 9N-AIG, was destroyed, with fatalities and survivors. :(

@PrimalSMG

Жыл бұрын

How do you know that that is that exact plane?

@ochristi

Жыл бұрын

@@PrimalSMG You can see the registration written on the plane when it turns. You can search for it, the mentioned one had its registration since 1998.

@kevindunlap5525

Жыл бұрын

@@PrimalSMG All registered airlines have the designations on their fuselages at the rear. It's like their license plates. Kinda cool that in 2022 someone would be watching this and NOT know that. Zero offense intended.

The thing that makes this airport unique is you won't hear "Aborting takeoff" even once

@valuedhumanoid6574

3 жыл бұрын

Or going around

@johnharmar-smith2262

3 жыл бұрын

No point in saying V1 really!!

@ravingcyclist624

3 жыл бұрын

Look at the video above. They did aborted takeoffs, even before it was paved.

No matter how many times I see this .... AMAZING! Great upload!

The last aircraft to depart was a twin otter. The others were D228 Dornier Aircraft. The Lukla approach and departures are most difficult due to obstructions and fog. There is only a small window each day for normal operations. You get in and out as quickly as possible. The elevation simply adds to the fun. The people we care for and those who live there depend on a great deal of their supplies coming on the aircraft that we fly into the field. There are no cars there as there are no roads on which to drive them. After 150 plus countries and territories this place for me is the most fascinating! Mind you, there is a great risk just travel as a passenger and there are no promises save the great time that you will have should you decide to take the risk! Have fun!! A veteran of many approaches and departures at Lukla over the past 10 years.

@DD-wd7ku

6 жыл бұрын

G Flint I went from Kathmandu to Lukla with a trekking group back in 1997, in one of their Russian twin prop helicopters. They needed a runway to take off. We were seated down the sides and we're given cotton wool to put in our ears. Down the middle of the cargo space was a mix of roofing iron, windows and other assorted building materials and supplies for the villages. They stopped using them a little later. It was a worry when leaving Kathmandu, to see other helicopters and planes undergoing a strip down maintenance outside on the dirt parking areas. The guide said we should save any chewing gum to help fill up any holes in the sides. Landing in Lukla wasn't too bad but taking off again was very scary, you basically just fell off the edge. Tourists are often stranded there for days waiting for clear weather to be able to depart.

@flyguyry1

6 жыл бұрын

Dennis Dowling did u experience any ringing in your ears?

@oddities-whatnot

5 жыл бұрын

So you have travelled a lot. Doesn't make you any better than someone who has lived their life differently. Not really sure why you need to boast because nobody else benefits from it. Thank you.

@bo_bo_deluxe

5 жыл бұрын

+Ernie Flannel why are you triggered? Where's the boasting?

@leoak

5 жыл бұрын

@@oddities-whatnot as someone who's been to 48 countries, I disagree 😜😂

The adventure of THE EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK starts from this airport!! haha amazing!

No.1 most dangerous airport in the world Lukla Nepal 🇳🇵 I love my country. Thanks for video

Twin Otter just so gracefully and effortlessly rose into the air all by itself, amazing machine!!! And then the silence and serenity descended back into the mountains as the planes left... nice!

I was a passenger on one of these in Nov 2009. A group of us flew in and did the trekk to Mt. Everest Base Camp and on our return to Lukla, were the last flight out before the weather closed the airport. On our arrival, the pilots left the cabin door open so we could video the approach. Very exciting, a bit insane, and I'm glad i had the once in a life time opportunity. I think a few weeks after our departure, one of these crashed killing all on board - a group of German tourist if I remember correctly.

@sebastianlara5757

5 жыл бұрын

CHAOSNCHECK T yes you right I remember that

After 11years KZread finally suggested this to me😂😂😂 Edit=thanks for this much likes 😍😍

@HistoryUniquely

3 жыл бұрын

I searched for it lol

@dikshyantasigdel1962

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@jibinchacko9902

3 жыл бұрын

Mee too

@dhusor9633

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@alfiedaffern7668

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

It's nice how they painted a 24 on this side of the runway even though noone will ever land there

@robegatt

3 жыл бұрын

uh?!

@wiawaysb

3 жыл бұрын

@@robegatt i think he means that in order to read that 24 at the correct orientation you would have to come from an impossible angle that would never happen in approach

@robegatt

3 жыл бұрын

@@wiawaysb oh, ok.

Awesome video. Much respect to those pilots.

Awesome, thanks for sharing those takeoffs from this very unique airport. I am sure I am not the only viewer who would love to experience that airport live!!

@freeforall2263

6 жыл бұрын

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@felixs9722

6 жыл бұрын

it's really great because in these small aircraft there is no door between cockpit and passengers so you can see out the front window!

@abdullahmuzamil5888

6 жыл бұрын

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@mariayap-eo3442

5 жыл бұрын

Abdullahi the best Muzamil

@manganjutambunan2350

5 жыл бұрын

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Depois de assistir o lito eu vim conferir essa "maravilha" de aeroporto. Rsrs 😂👍

@richardeoliveira8877

4 жыл бұрын

Também vim de lá kkkkkkkkkk

@reyx3151

4 жыл бұрын

*Imagina um Antonov AN-225, nesse aeroporto, kkkkk.*

@alemaopuro2480

4 жыл бұрын

Eu vim do Aero. Kk

@arleyn.dasilva6064

4 жыл бұрын

Incrível. Eu também assisti o Lito e vim conferir.

@albertoportoalegre5391

3 жыл бұрын

Visibilidade unlimited !

The Nepal Air Force :D This actually looks like a cute little place to work at. I like it. :)

The only fact that the Canadian De Havilland DH-6 Twin Otter and the German Dornier Do-228 are authorized for regular service at Lukla Hillary-Tenzing gives me full confidence in these types!

@solexxx8588

5 жыл бұрын

I'm partial to the Beaver.

@kevindunlap5525

Жыл бұрын

@@solexxx8588 Yeah but after supper you still need to be able to fly safely.

That is a skilled bunch of pilot's who fly in & out of Lukla

@KillilaghChurch12

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Robinson Aer lingus

@MJLeger-yj1ww

6 жыл бұрын

AMEN to that!

@billace90

5 жыл бұрын

Most were former Navy carrier pilots..... (Just kidding)

What a relief, been waiting for 11 years for this.... At lassstttt

Flight Simulator is so realistic these days.

@josefinekern9246

3 жыл бұрын

Do you speak German

Fantastic that you showed this! Been there done that over 20 years ago! Helicopters have difficulty landing there. The flight (back to Kathmandu) we were on allowed on with drums of Av gas on board, (despite some VV basic security, cigarette lighters) and yes Chickens! It was like out of the movies. Our plane headed directly for a mountain range (seen here) then banked to the left and off we flew down the valley. A bunch of us wanted to wait for a Jet Ranger (some military guys) to leave with them for a better view back but missed out, although they did take back some American trekkers, who later, when we caught up with them in Kathmandu, said it was a great trip back. It's an amazing place and this video has really brought back some memories. Should say we took a local bus to Jiri, then trekked to go to Kalapatar, Everest base camp and the surrounding areas. The thing I see missing from the runway is lots of plane wreckage (undercarriages) when I was there.

What happens when they problem with takeoff they can't cancel ...too dangerous but too beautiful ...and hats off to the pilots because they are doing their work pin point accuracy everyday....

There is SO much going on in videos at Lukla. Personally it ranks as the #1 everything airport. As a pilot at Lukla there is no plan B, and there is no changing your mind. The fact that that these tubes and boxes can even fly should still boggle everyone's mind. Lukla is probably the only airport in the world where if you come sliding sideways but make it, it's just a run of the mill landing. By far the greatest Air Traffic Control tower in the world.

Realmente um aeroporto de arrepiar, parabéns aos pilotos q são bárbaros, procurei este vídeo pelo Lito, valeu a pena

I flew from Kathmandu to Lumbini on their domestic airline. All the Nepalese were doing some gesture similar to the sign of the cross and I didn't think anything of it - until I got back and found out there was a crash a week before and many more before that.

@fidelcatsro6948

6 жыл бұрын

they thought krishna died for their sins?

gravity assisted takeoffs

@isaacreicin4836

3 жыл бұрын

GTOL

@karenamma7716

3 жыл бұрын

And landings too

@yetidynamics

3 жыл бұрын

@@karenamma7716 hey, we can do these in MSFS2020 now!

@karenamma7716

3 жыл бұрын

@@yetidynamics you mean,make my pc explode?

@BlackSlimShady

3 жыл бұрын

@@karenamma7716 its not the hardest to run actually! sure its not smooth but its a a runnable simulator

Man o man, I would need a shot of whiskey before this take off. They need every foot of runway. Brave pilots.

@jmartin9785

3 жыл бұрын

Ten four on the whiskey and runway, also adult diapers! Would stick my tail off the runway too, the first one just wheels it out and left a little on the table! Brave souls! Lordy!

I have flown there in 2018 summer for EBC trek. Due to poor weather conditions for both legs of the journey, we were stuck in Lukla for more than a day as no flights could operate. .. in fact that was the case for last 3 days, so there was virtually a stampede to get a seat on the flight. Ultimately we ended up taking helicopter flights in both directions, which was more expensive and equally scary as poor visibility and tall mountains all around, which had ensured no planes could fly at that time. Only helicopters were permitted to fly, and that too for a short time window only. Of course, it is easier for a helicopter to operate at Lukla as it doesn’t have to use full length of the short runway. While a plane takes about 20 minutes, helicopter takes double the time to cover the Kathmandu-Lukla journey.

@ForzaMonkey

Жыл бұрын

apart from the low oxygen, and long walk, how challenging is an EBC trek?

Flew out of there in 2009...Scary As Hell!

@richardross1166

5 жыл бұрын

Same!

@extremeways576

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome u 2

@KandiKlover

5 жыл бұрын

I remember trying this out in flight simulator after Cessna154 made a video. I stalled and smashed into the side of the mountain trying to land like a normal low altitude airport.

@Twelwanger

5 жыл бұрын

@@KandiKlover You can't stop here. Only one option: throttle up to insanity!

@MrCallingoccupants

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear nothing went wong.

I don't fly much these days but used to love short field take offs and landings. Helps keep you sharp. Nice video.

@Jesusloveyou404

7 жыл бұрын

sjtom57

@thilakaherath7689

5 жыл бұрын

sjtom57 lakayd

Caramba. Em 4,5 minutos, quatro decolagens. Já vi um vídeo desse aeroporto em que o avião pousa, vai até o páteo, desce os passageiros e bagagem, é recarregado com as novas bagagens e passageiros e decola em 6 minutos. Nesse tempo um outro avião pousa e vai até o páteo. Impressionante...

Meus amigos quero parabenizar tripulação, passageiros pela coragem que Deus, abençoe cada decolagem 👏👏👏👏👏

Super Video, long time back i was in Lukla. It was a wonderful experience to trek to Namchi Bazar.

I just watched every departure for the day.

That's tight! Most pilots would be wearing their brown trousers.

@norms3913

3 жыл бұрын

Only the first time pilots they do lol

if you paying for the full runway, you will use it all

Good views. I liked the second departure better; the pilot realized it was prudent to use the entire runway, not just the part that happens to be left of the gate from the parking lot. Relevant facts: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK) The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m). No go-arounds on landing, no landing aids, no fooling around! Thanks, Wikipedia! Sad fact: Occasionally someone dies who would not die if a pilot took steps to a) use the entire runway b) throttle the engines up to an appropriate take-off power before releasing the brakes.

@mirzamirza7878

Жыл бұрын

The second plane (9N-AIG) crashed on May 14th, 2012. 3 years after this video has been released. A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident. The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.

Pretty gutsy. I wouldn't want to ride with the first pilot. Seemed pretty careless to leave 50 feet of runway behind him to start. Great video.

Sem margem para erros!! Parece ate uma decolagem de um porta avioes e sem catapulta e rampa na proa!! O piloto tem q ser mto bom e com sangue frio!!

Thank you for this Video. Its great.

Just remember, this airport is at a very high altitude! (9,383ft to be exact!) These types of planes, the Dorniers in this case, have very little horsepower at this altitude. Also, the Otter has stronger turboprops than the 228's so it gets a little more horsepower than the others. At sea level, the horsepower is about the same.

I flew out in 1982 when the runway was an unpaved yak pasture. They sounded an alarm as the plane approached and the herders drove the yaks off the runway. Often times the ground was too muddy from melted snow or rain to land or take off. The airport was sometimes closed for days or even weeks. Trekkers had to hike out during these times. It took about 10 days or so of difficult hiking to get to Kathmandu, but if you had a flight out of the country on a certain date, you had no choice.

one of the dangerous airport of my country#NEPAL# In the Lap of mountain🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

One of the most dangerous airports of the world ....nice video !

Como disse o Lito, de um jeito ou de outro, no final da pista, irá voar..kkkk

@interceptbrasil5387

5 жыл бұрын

Kkkkk exato de todo jeito ele irá voar

@izaias8279

5 жыл бұрын

Vim TB pelo Lito

@sgguizzin7766

5 жыл бұрын

Kkkk

@enzorazr

5 жыл бұрын

Se cair pelo menos vai voar..... ate bater no chao

@elijoaquimbrisolla5633

5 жыл бұрын

Vai ou vai...

It's only 9k ft., so it's not like they're struggling for air. If you crash, it's just bad lukla.

@MarksTournaments

7 жыл бұрын

joynthis lmao

@kthwkr

6 жыл бұрын

Only 1800 ft - you can measure it on google maps

@dannyrusso8279

6 жыл бұрын

Just Googled it. The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m).

@MJLeger-yj1ww

6 жыл бұрын

Clever, "joynthhis!" But who needs bad luck -- not me!

@padraic6658

6 жыл бұрын

i flew from there many times and if you look to the right you see where there is old crash sites below and they have there fair share of them, its where a lot of pilots start there careers flying from airports like these then move on to the bigger airlines ,

I flew in to Lukla in 2001. It is more terrifying than this movie suggests. You land, going uphill at 30º, on a runway dug with shovels, and buildings at the end (from one of which this movie must be taken). The turboprops they were flying then were not as powerful. (We flew in but walked out, after watch the planes take off.) What I saw was each plane go off the runway and drop out of sight. After a minute or so, if all was well, you would hear the drone of the engine as the plane climbed out of the dive that gave it takeoff speed. Truly best as an only once in a lifetime experience. I know this firsthand. We trecked the first day down the trail off the end of the runway. I forget the size of the canyon, but it was around a 3,000 foot drop. Every person in our group was glad we were not flying out.

Это настоящие ,безбашенные асы!!!!Браво!!!!

Those are the best pilots ever 👍🏽

Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing.

Complimentary on the airplane : Hot towel , peanuts , adult diapers 😁😁

@roshanthapa9321

3 жыл бұрын

Hehehe

@SunilKumar-mn3bo

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

I've flown from this airport, around a week ago. It was the scariest thing I have ever done in my entire life.

The best part of those flights is that every seat doubles as a toilet.

@wuddude1599

5 жыл бұрын

Like in the movie 'Idiocracy'?

@CanberraUser

5 жыл бұрын

Shit ay?

@er342df

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Cheickstar001

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 I was scrolling down for a comment like this. You made my day!

@josephmerlino6074

4 жыл бұрын

H Have a b

The people who made this airport be like- "Alright Johnny, we need an airport atop a mountain!" Yes sir! Let's make it five of the edge, too! GENIUS JOHNNY

@fidelcatsro6948

6 жыл бұрын

more like Alright Johny we need an airport runway for less than 500 US dollars maximum Government alloted budget!

@flyguyry1

6 жыл бұрын

PilotStudios the whole region is a mountain

@AS3R1US

5 жыл бұрын

@Gus W what?

@geraldosilverio4523

5 жыл бұрын

9

@AS3R1US

5 жыл бұрын

10

I was an aviation meteorologist for the USAF in Alaska. We had a couple of DEW Line sites on top of mountains, in box canyons. The Flight Information Publications, or FLIPS, stated "go arounds not authorized." Field minimums, weather wise, were 3000' and 3 miles visibility..which happened once every couple of weeks in the winter. PAIM is the one that I remember most, Indian Mountain.

Amazing flying ..good for many people in plane..🤔😜.! Amazing nature , watching Thx for sharing ! Best regards from Canada! It is not known when the crazier pilot or those who go to Mount Everest🍁👍💕🍷👌🍁

That's impressive. And people here complain about living close to a runway!

@luisgaming3692

4 жыл бұрын

Six days to go to

@Gloverfield

4 жыл бұрын

Well I mean wouldn't you complain if some neighbor built runway near your house and the planes engines wouldn't let you sleep?

não vim pelo lito mas acompanho o canal dele. saudações aeronáutica, rs

@jaquelineandrade5441

4 жыл бұрын

Ykoxysu O

That air traffic control tower though.. what a beautiful setting!

Really very amazing take offs, I would say, lukla is the puzzle of pilots

LOL! Great video; I remember having this scenery in Flight Simulator many years ago - it was scary enough as a simulation, I can only imagine what it is like in real life! The only thing that could possibly be worse is landing there!

This was once a much less developed dirt strip, with the same type of aircraft operating in and out. I believe there is a video on youtube of the strip in its unpaved form.

Can sit there and watch this all day. All I need is 1 ton of sunflower

amazing huh..after 11 years KZread recommended this to me hahaha...good job..

They realllyy trust their machines...

Thinking what will be going in the pilots head when he was close to the end line-great skill to be piloting in Nepal

The Conn-Tower looks amazingly architecturally apropos among the ancient geo-correct buildings.

Wow this is amazing !!! The airstrip is too short. and it turned out that the aircraft could fly even though the runway was very short. only experienced pilots can fly a small aircraft... amazing

@cm1133

2 жыл бұрын

Take offs are optional. Landings are mandatory. Learning to land is man’s greatest accomplishment. Learning to fly is somewhere in the top 10.

USS Lukla, a stationary aircraft carrier!

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

6 жыл бұрын

By definition a carrier must move otherwise it's simply a holder.

@Mystery-rc6nv

6 жыл бұрын

And it wouldn't be a USS Carrier! This place is way too cool to be considered American...

@lordemarsh6804

6 жыл бұрын

its Nepal you dumbass...we dnt need america

@kilikus822

5 жыл бұрын

Unless Nepal has an earthquake then its all "Send aide USA pleaseee!"

@jeffreyferraro1122

5 жыл бұрын

Why do we need to be at each other throats all the time

El Avion de filmaron de registo 9N-AIG, se estrello el 14 de Mayo del 2012 perdida total, en un aeropuerto parecido a este.

Adorei o vídeo parabéns meu ídolo!!! Direto do BRASIL tmj!!!

Merci pour votre réactivité et les offres des reportages que vous nous suggéré

Como apuran pista. Precioso vídeo.

That last pilot was like "hold my beer" !

@adventuresofwillandshelby6013

5 жыл бұрын

Right??? Never knew you could butter a takeoff!!!😎

@davidmaccormack7067

4 жыл бұрын

Hold my joint more like Pepperdog181@gmail.com

Man these Dornier's 28 are nice. Superb planes and superb STOL design

Nice Video! 👍👍👍Thumbs Up👍👍👍

"Saudações aeronáuticas!" Só os brasileiros que veio pelo vídeo do Lito kkkkk

@MarioMiranda44

5 жыл бұрын

Kkkk

@jocelinorodrigues4813

5 жыл бұрын

Também vim por causa do vídeo do Lito

3rd one was close...

@tenzindawa2364

6 жыл бұрын

hot vdio

@KandiKlover

5 жыл бұрын

No it wasn't. They just use the whole runway since it's high altitude and there's no need to ascend quickly so you just go straight off the end. You won't fall.

@nickw9376

5 жыл бұрын

@@KandiKlover no...it's more about that you won't hit ground...you can _fall_ a long way

The twin otter sounded amazing ..... stunning

Very nice smol airport .or so nice vedio

Wow, four planes at lukla. Must be rush hour.

Yeah, but on another scale Leh in 1980 was more impressive, as the "fly or die" game was played by jets (e.g. A320 orB727), and the "die" option was not to fall at the end of runway, as here, but simply to crash on the cliff that faced the runway. So the pilots had to take-off and immediately turn a 90° in climbing phase to avoid the cliff. All of this with the passengers glancing at the wrecks of the planes that missed... Nice recall of the Skardu-Gilgit too, where the planes had to spiral between two cliffs for half an hour to pass the highest point of the trip ;-)

Very nice! Lukla in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is awesome!

They’ve definitely built up the area around this and made it super nice, now. This looks like a destitute shanty town. I just saw a recent one and it looks like a nice resort, now.

Like aircraft #2, I'd be using every available inch of runway, for takeoff!

This is probably the only time I would rather be in a helicopter

Фантастика!

😯 Most amazing !!