I can't imagine anyone executing this landing better than this flight crew! The last 100 feet...fifty...they touched down right about at the very threshold. What a masterpiece this video should go straight to a flight school for airline pilots. GREAT job, Captain!!!
I'm from Tegucigalpa, and have the "experience" as passenger several times flying out and in of Toncontin International.What the video don't show is the people behind the pilots, for about 30 minutes everyone is quiet, you can hear a drop pin, specially in a rainy day.Tegucigalpa is a city over 400 years old, the city-airport are surrounded by mountans, the BRAVE pilots need to fly in circles inside the bowl, the runway is very short, that explain the almost vertical landing-taking off, great
for those never to TGU, the runway don't have more land, the city is made of hills and high mountain around,ONLY Pilots trained for harsh terrain can make it there.The other option is to fly to San Pedro Sula, 4 hours nort, the land there is flat and the airport better for easy landing and bigger planes, I quit using the TGU 10 years ago and now prefer the SPS. Honduras is a beautiful country with nice people, despite bad news, rarely a tourist will be in trouble there..Pilots I salute You!!
*Perfect* landing by this Captain at the 2nd most dangerous airport in the world. If your dealing with crosswinds, it makes landing even trickier. The approach to Tonconton is much like NASCAR for planes. Once you clear the mountain range, it’s nothing but left turns all the way down to the runway. This was an impressive landing!
That's awesome and crazy approach good ole stick an rudder skills to land there. I'm sure it's a blast to see from the jumpseat. Awesome video your dad still flying ?
Holy crap. Typically, you want 100 ft at the bars - but at HTG you need to be approaching 10-20 for an extremely short TDZ. Absolutely amazing work. I couldn't imagine doing this in a 150, let alone a B73. Truly impressive.
Great example here of 2 pilots working together in harmony and maintaining a sterile cockpit. The captain says what he is going to do and the co-pilot agrees and supports him in his decision and professional at all times. If all pilots worked together like this, it would diminish the possibility of pilot errors. If I'm on a plane I want these guys to fly the plane!
@aijaman Most definitely! And yes...I've had a couple opportunity's to ride in the cockpit. He did a couple non-passenger flights (i.e. flying the aircraft up to the paintshop in Amarillo) for me so I could, and I loved it!
Runway 02 MHTG, final approach: Coming in through a narrow valley with a tight left U turn in a step descent - each with a very high rate of descent, followed by a short flat -, in limited lateral space, to a very short high-elevation runway, usually in high temperature. To say nothing about when it rains. Not for the faint-hearted pax. Just for the really cool & well trained pilots. Kudos!
Awesome, too bad the camera angle was low upon landing, you guys could see what's ahead on the runway. On a personal note, at the 3:30 mark, the circle you see below it's my grandmother's final resting place. Great video.
i'll be landing on that airport on a couple of weeks, I just hope the american airlines pilots are as skillful as these guys. The view from the cockpit it's the best I've seen. CONGRATULATE YOUR FATHER FOR ME.
Wow, great job! Excellent flying on the pilots' part, and a great video. It must be so cool for your dad to be a commercial pilot. He showed excellent piloting there. Does he still fly to Toncontin? Will he still be able what with the Continental-United merger? Best wishes.
Been there. Done that. Superb landing in a very difficult airport. Honduras might consider building a more congenial airport somewhat else. Honestly, they have superb highways to transport folks back to the capital. (LOL) Just rent a Jeep.
Come around the mountains....check out what's for breakfast through the windows of random houses....then drop the plane on to a runway and hit the brakes.
Pilot in cold blood. The pilot has a lot of courage. Watching the video of fear. Eliminate the runway landing and takeoff. It is very dangerous for commercial aviation.
I can't imagine anyone executing this landing better than this flight crew! The last 100 feet...fifty...they touched down right about at the very threshold. What a masterpiece this video should go straight to a flight school for airline pilots. GREAT job, Captain!!!
I'm from Tegucigalpa, and have the "experience" as passenger several times flying out and in of Toncontin International.What the video don't show is the people behind the pilots, for about 30 minutes everyone is quiet, you can hear a drop pin, specially in a rainy day.Tegucigalpa is a city over 400 years old, the city-airport are surrounded by mountans, the BRAVE pilots need to fly in circles inside the bowl, the runway is very short, that explain the almost vertical landing-taking off, great
for those never to TGU, the runway don't have more land, the city is made of hills and high mountain around,ONLY Pilots trained for harsh terrain can make it there.The other option is to fly to San Pedro Sula, 4 hours nort, the land there is flat and the airport better for easy landing and bigger planes, I quit using the TGU 10 years ago and now prefer the SPS.
Honduras is a beautiful country with nice people, despite bad news, rarely a tourist will be in trouble there..Pilots I salute You!!
At least they got rid of a portion of that hill before the threshold...
This was incredible. Loved the confidence and communication in the crew.
*Perfect* landing by this Captain at the 2nd most dangerous airport in the world. If your dealing with crosswinds, it makes landing even trickier. The approach to Tonconton is much like NASCAR for planes. Once you clear the mountain range, it’s nothing but left turns all the way down to the runway. This was an impressive landing!
Yup. It's a Continental 737. My dad is the captain. :)
ur dad is a legend
He's a Toncontin expert 👍just listening to him , so casual about it.
Right on the Numbers
That's awesome and crazy approach good ole stick an rudder skills to land there. I'm sure it's a blast to see from the jumpseat. Awesome video your dad still flying ?
Dwight? Great pilot. Great guy. And yes that is the way to do it. Yes he is an expert.
And that's the way it's done...great team work with pilots who checked in there egos at the gate.
Holy crap. Typically, you want 100 ft at the bars - but at HTG you need to be approaching 10-20 for an extremely short TDZ. Absolutely amazing work. I couldn't imagine doing this in a 150, let alone a B73. Truly impressive.
Wow great landing, my dad is an Avianca captain and he is the boss and the one who teaches for landing at MHTG, great approach by your dad as well!
Best landing I have ever seen at TGU!!! A++
Exceptional, Awesome, wonderful, fantastic, brilliant, spectacular and state of the art.
Great example here of 2 pilots working together in harmony and maintaining a sterile cockpit. The captain says what he is going to do and the co-pilot agrees and supports him in his decision and professional at all times. If all pilots worked together like this, it would diminish the possibility of pilot errors. If I'm on a plane I want these guys to fly the plane!
Excellent comment, I agree 100%
Wow... perfect landing plus under these conditions.. simply amazing! Thanks for sharing
Congratulations pilots ,even with the bad weather this was a hell of a landing , i don't think the passengers felt the touch down wow..
@aijaman
Most definitely!
And yes...I've had a couple opportunity's to ride in the cockpit. He did a couple non-passenger flights (i.e. flying the aircraft up to the paintshop in Amarillo) for me so I could, and I loved it!
That was the best landing I've seen on that runway. Great Job Indeed!!!
Great job by skilled and experienced pilots!
Best landing ive seen there
Fantastic job
Very impressive airmanship!
Landing there was was one of the most exhilarating moments of my life.
SUPERB VIDEO AND LANDING!
superb landing!
magnificent skills..
Runway 02 MHTG, final approach: Coming in through a narrow valley with a tight left U turn in a step descent - each with a very high rate of descent, followed by a short flat -, in limited lateral space, to a very short high-elevation runway, usually in high temperature. To say nothing about when it rains. Not for the faint-hearted pax. Just for the really cool & well trained pilots. Kudos!
Complements to the captain, that looked straight out of the textbook!
awsome video for an awsome landing ! kudos to the pilots
Awesome, too bad the camera angle was low upon landing, you guys could see what's ahead on the runway. On a personal note, at the 3:30 mark, the circle you see below it's my grandmother's final resting place. Great video.
i'll be landing on that airport on a couple of weeks, I just hope the american airlines pilots are as skillful as these guys. The view from the cockpit it's the best I've seen. CONGRATULATE YOUR FATHER FOR ME.
Sinplemente muy bien ese piloto en su aproximacion y sobre la marca... .se ve que ya tiene medida esa pista... y con un 737......? Congratulations...
Crack!!! Lo que no pudo hacer el capitan del Aviancrap! Excelente video!
Wow Excelente videooo
Impressive approach ! Awesome job ! Thumbs up !
Wow, great job! Excellent flying on the pilots' part, and a great video. It must be so cool for your dad to be a commercial pilot. He showed excellent piloting there. Does he still fly to Toncontin? Will he still be able what with the Continental-United merger? Best wishes.
"Nice job" my ass. Fricking perfect!
Just like being in your Cessna!
Been there and the landing is very interesting.
There have been a few go through the wall into the street. There is a stoplight there just in case!
these pilots are amazing
Nice landing...good job.
Been there. Done that. Superb landing in a very difficult airport. Honduras might consider building a more congenial airport somewhat else. Honestly, they have superb highways to transport folks back to the capital. (LOL) Just rent a Jeep.
@surf4fun0418 I'm sure you're very proud of him :-) ever flown in the cockpit?
So calm and steady, respect!
Great landing ! Really,tha was an awesome landing ! Greets from germany :))
Superb landing!
Perfect landing. I bet that was very difficult..
Great flying! Not much room for error tho given the circumstances.
speedbrake handle moving to the full back position i believe
Excelente!
nice landing.captain！
Good Job Guys! 👍👍
Amazing.
Interesting wizzing noise at 5:29. Anyone know what that is?
It’s the thrust reverser deploying on the engines in order to slow the plane down.
Perfect 👌 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🇭🇳
Amazing cam (2004)
Great!
Good job!
awesome
Landing in Toncontin without "sink rate" in GPWS! I think it was impossible!
TEXT BOOK!!!! And this was before they shaved off the hill!!!
crazy! yeh...its always a little adventure landing on the USS Enterprise...lol
The wonders of ILS.
Hmm, I don’t think Toncontín had ILS back then.
Many things have change since then....a totaly new airport is about to be ended....totaly diferent city....!!
I might be going here for a wedding in a year. 🤤
very good lan
Come around the mountains....check out what's for breakfast through the windows of random houses....then drop the plane on to a runway and hit the brakes.
Nice job is right!
Kudos.
nice lending pilot
Pilot in cold blood.
The pilot has a lot of courage.
Watching the video of fear.
Eliminate the runway landing and takeoff.
It is very dangerous for commercial aviation.
Nice Vid ;D Thumb UP !! :)
Aww helllll naw, you'd have to knock me unconscious to get me on a plane going to that airport. Nope nope I'm a scaredy-cat.
Mucho miedo cuando e aterrizado en ese aeropuerto
Either Continental or American.
Exelete
Rain was stopped way before the touchdown, no need to be over dramatic.
No will never be going their like ever
Meanwhile....passengers are pooping their pants!
Rain + tegoose is no bueno no thank u but good job pilotos
this airport is TGU is very dificult,,, is bad airport , dangerous... etc. etc. its good canceles por ever
Excelente!