I was the pilot of this flight. I'm very surprised someone was filming the touch down. Thank you very much for all your kind comments - they mean a lot. See you on board soon!
I was the Ronaldo bronze statue in Madeira that specific day. I saw the landing but not quite the touch down because it was behind a tree. Now that I see it here on video, I can say, wow, what a great landing!
I was the flight data recorder that day and I was very surprised at the particular sequence of ones and zeroes on the approach. I am translating all your comments via hexadecimal into binary right now to understand you all. Ah, I see. Thanks for all your kind comments!
As a Madeiran I’ve travelled to Madeira almost every year. Some people saying “horror” clearly don’t know there’s a strategy to land against these types of winds, the pilot did the right thing by going side ways and adjusting at the last minute. Very well done! It’s for this reason I feel safe travelling anywhere :)
As a pilot I would like to teach something: To approach sideways is not a decision we could make (to approach straight with crosswinds is a decision we could make but that would be stupid and dangerous). The plane automatically turns sideways in crosswinds because the wind force attacks the rudder plane way more than the small bow which causes this phenomenon.
I was trees in the background that day and I can tell you it was very windy. I could barely stand straight not loosing my leafs but the pilot landed a plane in such weather. Good job!
Ryanair has a lot of short flights and a lot of landings at airports that have windy weather. They get used to keeping elevation until the last second to avoid getting slammed with a down microburst. Then put the aircraft firmly down. Their hard landings are not unsafe just uncomfortable. They land and aggressively commit. In nasty weather this is a safer landing. Bumpy for the passenger and harder on the plane. Makes for good youtube videos.
Ryanair get a lot of critics but they are actually slowly becoming a very reliable airline. Over the last few months Jet2 EasyJet and most of their competitors have had huge cancellations and delays whereas Ryanair have been solid
Unfortunately this is just BS, I always wondered how people come up with things like this. There is no aggressive commit and keeping the “elevation” because of microburst. Madeira is a difficult airport with lots of wind direction and speed change during descent and it looks like this when you are battling with it.
@@Obione88 Unlike Ryan Air Jet2 will wait to ensure their passengers get away on their holidays if they are stuck in a hold up at security. Ryanair will just piss off and leave the pax behind.
@@madeiraaviation4656 when your ass is actually your airplane, so its like farting while landing for this guy/pilot....exceptional feiling for outside conditions.....
I was a passenger on that flight that day! It was quite a scary landing, felt relieved to be on the ground, although the landing was really hard. My pilot did a great job!
I was the Air Traffic Controller that day, I was surprised on how the pilot handled the landing. Well done. Now going back to work, my boss doesn't know that I'm on UA-cam during work.
I have actually sat in a flight like that and landet in Madeira in October 2000. The areoplanes have to land like that because of the wind. There is lots of wind on Madeira quite often. The view from the aeroplane was quite spectacular. At one point I had the impression of crashing on top of the houses and it took my breath away. But the crew was so cool and calm that I felt pretty safe.
I was the pilot in this flight. Thank you very much for filming the touchdown. Thank you for all your kind comments. Ive since left Ryanair for Emirates.
Madeira tests most pilots with the exceptional strong crosswinds & tight turn but always thankfully seem to cope well like this pilot. Bearing in mind 30 years ago it didn't have the luxury of the extended landingstrip like it does now and had tighter turn! Hair-raising every time especially for first time visitors 😂 as a child i use to love it 😂
This is not a landing, this is a soft, smooth, perfectly synchronized dancing of an airplane with the elements. Thank you for sharing this video, I remember a scary landing there in a rainstorm more than 20 years ago: scary, but the island was definitely worth it.
That was striking seriously. I've tried to do this in flight sim and wreck it almost every time. I'm waiting on a VR headset to get that final visual assist because trying to control the monitor view while manhandling the plane is highly disorienting. I want to get a feel for how difficult landing there really is. Regardless, hats off to this pilot (and the others who do this every day). That's some top end skills right there.
@@bobjones304 So actually I watched a couple other videos one of which glancingly gave information about the approach and conditions there. I learned a HUGE amount from that, notably that you don't stay within the little alcove just in front of the runway but actually skim the outcrop coastline on the way in. Also, I haven't seen any video of a 787 landing there, only 737s and the much smaller A321neo. I was trying to spin a 787 around the tight alcove if you can imagine. All I could do was bounce the plane all over the tarmac after a near vertical bank turn. So I looked up PMDG -- is that a 737 model add on?
@@LJV23 yup 😁 you can see on his cockpit videos on the in-air checklist that are on the Boeing yoke, the call sign, and there are some more indications that I can’t remember at the moment, but I am 99,9% sure that he is a Ryanair pilot, and judging by his videos, Ryanair is a very serious airline, that takes safety above anything else (even comfort, they always aim for a SAFE landing in the landing zone, not a butter landing that is going to change how much of the runway they need in order to stop safely). I just love their way of doing everything, they are an example, even tho they are a low cost company and their services don’t compare to Emirates or Air France or US Airways 😁
I was on vacation staying in one of those homes on the hill that day, and I saw this feat of pure majesty and professionalism first hand, and let me tell you I was very happy to see such a perfect landing executed by that pilot!
Breathtaking and hairaising! What tremendous skill on the pilot's part. I realise that they're highly trained for all eventualites but this particular example is indelibly memorable for his/her outstanding avionic prowess.
I was in fact the pilot of this plane. Note sure why the other guy is claiming to be me, but thank you all for the positive comments. The winds on this landing was terrible and I have to always land sideways like this.
I was the plattform that day, from where the guy made this video. I was very surprised, how many people come to this place every day to make videos to surprise the internet with surprisingly skilled pilots
The far end of that runway, about the last 1/3, is actually a giant bridge far above solid land. There is an interview with the designer filmed underneath. It is worth looking up.
I was a bird that day, and in fact the one who shot the footage from my micro camera glued to my bonce. I have to say I was very impressed with that landing- for a human anyway.
I visited Madeira in the early 1980’s when the runway was considerably shorter, the landing was unforgettable, in a TAP B727 (which was pretty much the largest aircraft type that could land safely at the time), we flew our final approach almost level with the runway, then banked steeply to the right, straightened and touched down with hardly a bump….. It must have been the closest thing to landing on an aircraft carrier. The runway is only a couple of hundred feet above sea level and we utilised virtually the whole length to stop, turned 180o and taxied back to the terminal building…..no room for error I guess…..
My word that's a thing of beauty. Pilot showing great awareness and 100% commitment and belief in his skills. Also cameraman took a fantastic video with great angles and captured it all magnificently. Bravo.
As an legitimate student airline pilot I can say that this landing was totally perfect. There is no blame towards the pilot since with heavy crosswinds there has to be an adjustment to it. Idk why people who have no idea, are judging professional pilots, actually funny. Ryanair pilots have the exact training as for example Lufthansa…
In December 1990 I was on a Britannia Airways 737-200 flying from Manchester to Madeira. It took us about 4/5 attempts to land and we had to re-fuel at Port Santo after a couple of attempts. On the successful attempt we were approaching the runway from the same side of the mountain as this Ryanair. The pilot must have gone for a low approach as I remember us being forced down by a squall and the pilot having to give more power and CLIMB just before we touched down on the runway! The old runway was much shorter than the new one in this video and he had to use everything to slow it down so as to not go off the other end of the runway into the sea below. I think we were close to a disaster that day...
I'm now convinced that I should travel by sea, not by air, to Madeira, and, while there, I should never sit on a balcony on a cliffside lest a gust of wind lift me up, carry me out over the ocean or land, and drop me!
A brilliant job in extreme conditions. Well done Captain - I doubt the FO was handling this one. Planted it right where he wanted and corrected for the wind beautifully.
Some of the bush villages in Alaska have these sorts of runways. There's one where the plane had to bank sharply around a mountain, then immediately straighten out and land. It felt like it was turning on a wingtip and then we were down. There's another that when you take off it's straight off a cliff and you skim the waves for a bit until the plane starts climbing. There are scads of them but those two I remember the most.
I was a passanger that day, the pilot was hysteric and I had to take control of the plane. It was easy as you can see. So much that I take off again and did It another 15 times. 45 passangers died for heart attacks but I enjoyed a lot
Many years ago, we flew to Madeira for a holiday, myself, my wife and 3 daughters. We were all sitting starboard side so had a clear view of the airport as we flew past, and the passengers all went silent when we saw how short the runway was. The plane then turned 180 for landing approach. , and very heavy braking and reverse thrust as we touched down. Perfect landing though, and Madeira is well worth the white knuckle landing.
An experienced Madeira visiting pilot. A perfect line up and landing. The crosswinds coming of the mountains are notorious here. Just imagine landing here in the early to mid eighties before the runway was extended. I remember those days ...,. like landing on an aircraft carrier with a passenger
I was a passenger on a Ryanair flight to Madeira. I’m glad I didn’t see this video before I boarded! As it happened it was a completely uneventful flight! Thanks Ryanair!
did this approach 3 times in FS2020 with PMDG 737-700. On 1st attempt crash landing, 2nd attempt runway overshoot and finally in 3rd attempt i managed to land with -309fpm. Man, more respect to irl pilots
Whoever the pilots were (lot's of wannabe-pilots in the comment section), I can only say RESPECT! With that those seconds starting at 1:08 I was afraid that it would go quite wrong, but nope. Amazing handling of the plane with around a 100 or so passengers in it. The nerve and courage that these pilots have! At 1:11 I would most likely wet my pants and I would blow a farewell to the picture of my wife... These pilots keep their cool and just put the plane on the runway as they normally would do :-) Not my airliner, but still, huge respect to the pilots :-)
Starting at 1:08 he sideslips to loose hight and come down earlier on the runway, trading passanger comfort for safety margin for touchdown and braking distance. Well done!
As an legitimate student airline pilot I can say that this landing was totally perfect. There is no blame towards the pilot since with heavy crosswinds there has to be an adjustment to it. Idk why people who have no idea, are judging professional pilots, actually funny. Ryanair pilots have the exact training as for example Lufthansa…
I have flown/ landed here 1 time coming from the US, I spent 10 days in Funchal much to my delight. Hiked every day to the highest peaks, through the luscious greenery that inhabits the island.
Caramba! lindo! Botou no chão na mão grande! Parabéns ao piloto pela expertise avançada. (e olha que ele até pegou um vento de través bem próximo do pouso.)
I was the pilot of this flight. I'm very surprised someone was filming the touch down. Thank you very much for all your kind comments - they mean a lot. See you on board soon!
Again, well done sir!
Really? It’s incredible, heart stopping - but incredible. Bravo!!! You are amazing!
unbelievable!🙌🏽
Awesome stuff dude. I bet that felt good in the hands, right?!
Adam, what was your flap setting on this landing? Thanks
I was the wind that day and I was very surprised how perfectly this pilot landed.
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I was a passeger that day and I was very surprised my pants were clean after landing
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I was the Ronaldo bronze statue in Madeira that specific day. I saw the landing but not quite the touch down because it was behind a tree. Now that I see it here on video, I can say, wow, what a great landing!
To be honest this is actually quite an awesome landing, unbelievable skills from the pilot!
Thank you ☺️
@@madeiraaviation4656 are you the pilot?
@@nohuainin1721 lolol
Bravi!
Try telling the passengers that, lol.
I was the flight data recorder that day and I was very surprised at the particular sequence of ones and zeroes on the approach. I am translating all your comments via hexadecimal into binary right now to understand you all. Ah, I see. Thanks for all your kind comments!
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I was the tarmac that day, i was very surprised at how hard the wheels hit me. Thanks for all your comments.
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@@thomasandersen6719 why would he lie about this?
You're lucky. I'm the tarmac every day.
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With so many talented pilots in that flight, it's not surprising this landing was nicely done - congrats to all of you!
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As a Madeiran I’ve travelled to Madeira almost every year. Some people saying “horror” clearly don’t know there’s a strategy to land against these types of winds, the pilot did the right thing by going side ways and adjusting at the last minute. Very well done! It’s for this reason I feel safe travelling anywhere :)
Thank you for watching Carla 😊
You NEVER land straight on. Its extremely rare for the headwind to be the same direction as the runway perfectly
As a pilot I would like to teach something: To approach sideways is not a decision we could make (to approach straight with crosswinds is a decision we could make but that would be stupid and dangerous). The plane automatically turns sideways in crosswinds because the wind force attacks the rudder plane way more than the small bow which causes this phenomenon.
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Nobody feels safe on a Ryanair flight
I was trees in the background that day and I can tell you it was very windy. I could barely stand straight not loosing my leafs but the pilot landed a plane in such weather. Good job!
Lol
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@multijostin lollllllllll
I'm sorry for your leaves
I was the pilot, the crew, the runway, the airport, the people of Madeira and the whole island. Thanks for the feedback
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Everything but the plane. You lose 💙
I was the sky
Lmaooooooooooooo
I’m Spartacus
I was one of the landing gear tyres on this flight and can honestly say I was so relieved on touchdown, I squealed with delight
I was the flight on this pilot. Glad to see how the wind flawlessly delivered the plane to the runway.
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I was the runway that day, I'm very surprised someone was filming the touchdown, thanks a lot for all your kind comments.
Things were a lot more interesting when you were a younger runway, so short that a plane couldn't take off with enough fuel to reach the UK
Ryanair has a lot of short flights and a lot of landings at airports that have windy weather. They get used to keeping elevation until the last second to avoid getting slammed with a down microburst. Then put the aircraft firmly down. Their hard landings are not unsafe just uncomfortable. They land and aggressively commit. In nasty weather this is a safer landing. Bumpy for the passenger and harder on the plane. Makes for good youtube videos.
Thank you for watching ☺️
Ryanair get a lot of critics but they are actually slowly becoming a very reliable airline. Over the last few months Jet2 EasyJet and most of their competitors have had huge cancellations and delays whereas Ryanair have been solid
Unfortunately this is just BS, I always wondered how people come up with things like this. There is no aggressive commit and keeping the “elevation” because of microburst. Madeira is a difficult airport with lots of wind direction and speed change during descent and it looks like this when you are battling with it.
@@nandihami7430 thank you for watching ☺️
@@Obione88 Unlike Ryan Air Jet2 will wait to ensure their passengers get away on their holidays if they are stuck in a hold up at security. Ryanair will just piss off and leave the pax behind.
Holy shit, on the button centre line and straight! Now that's a pilot!!
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No need to be so crude and vulgar
What a great catch! Applause for the pilot.
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Applause for the pilot??? Doing his job??? Shut up!
@@robvanderveen3578 your mum
@@robvanderveen3578 what kind of problem you have?
Gauged the cross wind perfectly!
That was some turn. Top landing and footage
Thank you só Much Mate 😊😊😊
2 wing strikes. Fire him
@@madeiraaviation4656 when your ass is actually your airplane, so its like farting while landing for this guy/pilot....exceptional feiling for outside conditions.....
A landing nearly as good as the camerawork..what camera and lens is that do you mind me asking?
@@Darskeo thank you ☺️
I use the Canon HS 70
I was the pilot that day and I was very impressed with how my son was able to land the plane safely.
You've forgotten to mention that your son was 12 y.o.😉
Only Aeroflot allow children to fly planes.
A perfectly executed approach and landing, kudos to the pilots.
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Fantastic skill and cool headedness!
Far from perfect lmao
@@joshgutierrez7380 better than you could ever do.
@@tr-3b39 definitely.
I was also the pilot on this flight, thank you for my service!
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yea sure
I was the plane and I can confirm that this person was inside of me
@@crayoneater68.5 sus
@@crayoneater68.5 nice
I was a passenger on that flight that day! It was quite a scary landing, felt relieved to be on the ground, although the landing was really hard. My pilot did a great job!
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I don't believe you.
@@madeiraaviation4656 I always enjoy your videos! Thank you!
@@catsfan_M Why not? That hurts my feelings 😢
@@rv2483 Show your boarding pass!
You chose the perfect word to describe this: UNBELIEVABLE
Thank you ☺️🤗
the more perfect word is ryan air 😍
I would add “Sloppy”!
@@scootertrash340 better than you can do.
i was a viewer of this video, thank you for your kind comments, they mean a lot!
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I was the Air Traffic Controller that day, I was surprised on how the pilot handled the landing. Well done. Now going back to work, my boss doesn't know that I'm on UA-cam during work.
I was the sea that day, and I must say, that was a fine save indeed by the pilot.
i thought that this would have been a meme but credits to this pilot. He deserves to be remembered
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2 wing strikes. Fire him
Why is it a he? I know a bunch of shit hot lady pilots.
'He'?
@@DaProHobbit Yes, most likely. Only about 5% of commercial pilots are women unfortunately.
I have actually sat in a flight like that and landet in Madeira in October 2000.
The areoplanes have to land like that because of the wind. There is lots of wind on Madeira quite often. The view from the aeroplane was quite spectacular. At one point I had the impression of crashing on top of the houses and it took my breath away.
But the crew was so cool and calm that I felt pretty safe.
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The crew always acts cool and calm even when they are not.
Imagine living in one of those houses it's literally a death sentence, not a matter of what if but when lmfao every day's a roll of dice
@@depralexcrimson "literally" - riiight... So what's the literal death count so far in those houses?
Heart-stopping video. ❤ I remember I was the traffic warden that day. All the motorists left their cars for a standing ovation 🎉to honour the captain.
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I was the pilot in this flight. Thank you very much for filming the touchdown. Thank you for all your kind comments. Ive since left Ryanair for Emirates.
Thanks for watching 💯
@نهاية Because its my job.
I was the pilots conscience on that flight and I'm very glad he listened. Thankyou for all the kind comments. I means a lot.
I have a Koi fish pond and have seen ducks land like that😲 What a pilot 👍
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2 wing strikes. Fire him
Madeira tests most pilots with the exceptional strong crosswinds & tight turn but always thankfully seem to cope well like this pilot. Bearing in mind 30 years ago it didn't have the luxury of the extended landingstrip like it does now and had tighter turn! Hair-raising every time especially for first time visitors 😂 as a child i use to love it 😂
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I was the plane that day, thank you pilots for landing me in safety in such a scary airport 😖
mmm such plane
What a fantastic show of aviation right there !!!!! Bravo pilot for some awesome flying !
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This is not a landing, this is a soft, smooth, perfectly synchronized dancing of an airplane with the elements. Thank you for sharing this video, I remember a scary landing there in a rainstorm more than 20 years ago: scary, but the island was definitely worth it.
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It is a landing, as it landed.
@@davetrousers yes, Karen
are their boats to Maderira? if not, I'm not going...lol
That was striking seriously. I've tried to do this in flight sim and wreck it almost every time. I'm waiting on a VR headset to get that final visual assist because trying to control the monitor view while manhandling the plane is highly disorienting. I want to get a feel for how difficult landing there really is.
Regardless, hats off to this pilot (and the others who do this every day). That's some top end skills right there.
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Dam sexy talk .... I hope you land it soon ....
Flight sim in Vr is awesome
Instruments. Also a lot depends you the sim and the plane. Forget the VR, get a PMDG.
@@bobjones304 So actually I watched a couple other videos one of which glancingly gave information about the approach and conditions there. I learned a HUGE amount from that, notably that you don't stay within the little alcove just in front of the runway but actually skim the outcrop coastline on the way in. Also, I haven't seen any video of a 787 landing there, only 737s and the much smaller A321neo. I was trying to spin a 787 around the tight alcove if you can imagine. All I could do was bounce the plane all over the tarmac after a near vertical bank turn.
So I looked up PMDG -- is that a 737 model add on?
This Is the dimostration That Ryan's pilots are Wonderful pilots
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Exactly like Mentour Pilot ❤
2 wing strikes. Fire him
@@sebastianmarcu4368 is mentour a Ryan air pilot?
@@LJV23 yup 😁 you can see on his cockpit videos on the in-air checklist that are on the Boeing yoke, the call sign, and there are some more indications that I can’t remember at the moment, but I am 99,9% sure that he is a Ryanair pilot, and judging by his videos, Ryanair is a very serious airline, that takes safety above anything else (even comfort, they always aim for a SAFE landing in the landing zone, not a butter landing that is going to change how much of the runway they need in order to stop safely). I just love their way of doing everything, they are an example, even tho they are a low cost company and their services don’t compare to Emirates or Air France or US Airways 😁
I was the blade of grass exactly 273 meters away from the runaway that day. Can’t believe how great the pilot handled that.
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An absolutely perfect crosswind-landing. Cool and professional.
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Ryanair pilots are amazing, some of the best I’ve seen. Plus the 737 - 800 is a very forgiving aircraft.
I was on vacation staying in one of those homes on the hill that day, and I saw this feat of pure majesty and professionalism first hand, and let me tell you I was very happy to see such a perfect landing executed by that pilot!
Breathtaking and hairaising! What tremendous skill on the pilot's part. I realise that they're highly trained for all eventualites but this particular example is indelibly memorable for his/her outstanding avionic prowess.
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And they say Ryan Air pilots are rough around the edges. What an amazing landing and skills!
Who says ?
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2 wing strikes. Fire him
I was in fact the pilot of this plane. Note sure why the other guy is claiming to be me, but thank you all for the positive comments. The winds on this landing was terrible and I have to always land sideways like this.
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Impressive approach and landing shot, I love the view from this location!
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@@madeiraaviation4656 In possible!i never done that good video!
That was a classic base leg to finals approach with a strong cross wind. Well done Sir!!!
I was the plattform that day, from where the guy made this video. I was very surprised, how many people come to this place every day to make videos to surprise the internet with surprisingly skilled pilots
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The far end of that runway, about the last 1/3, is actually a giant bridge far above solid land. There is an interview with the designer filmed underneath. It is worth looking up.
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I was a bird that day, and in fact the one who shot the footage from my micro camera glued to my bonce. I have to say I was very impressed with that landing- for a human anyway.
I visited Madeira in the early 1980’s when the runway was considerably shorter, the landing was unforgettable, in a TAP B727 (which was pretty much the largest aircraft type that could land safely at the time), we flew our final approach almost level with the runway, then banked steeply to the right, straightened and touched down with hardly a bump….. It must have been the closest thing to landing on an aircraft carrier. The runway is only a couple of hundred feet above sea level and we utilised virtually the whole length to stop, turned 180o and taxied back to the terminal building…..no room for error I guess…..
What a run in! And still landed her on the centre line!
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At 90’ to the Center line 😂
I was the camera on that day, the photographer really knows how to push my buttons!
Hope you enjoyed my delivery
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I just love that you’re enjoying snacks in the background. Very immersive.
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Astonishingly beautiful landing by the pilots.
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Beautiful capturing of that stunning landing 😍
Thank you Mate 😊😊
My word that's a thing of beauty.
Pilot showing great awareness and 100% commitment and belief in his skills.
Also cameraman took a fantastic video with great angles and captured it all magnificently.
Bravo.
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“The tougher the approach entry, the softer the landing” - Ryanair
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Agree LOL
I was the first officer of this flight. Thanks for your kind words in the comments!
Nice landing by your Captain 😎
I was the pilot of this flight, thanks for filiming.
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Smooth as butter. Probably one heck of ride for those on board. Props to the pilot
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Unbelievable skills, by the pilots
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for fucks sake,,,all he had to do was turn to runway,,,whats the big deal,,,,grow up,,,I am a pilot,,we do this all the time
@@deeryker first of all I bet you aren't. Second of all, not every pilot flies tho an unbelievably terrible final approach everyday.
@@deeryker No you're not, & if you were, you wouldn't!
The way you speak, you don’t sound like a pilot
I was the man who was recording this video. What an amazing experience it was !
Not you mate.
As an legitimate student airline pilot I can say that this landing was totally perfect. There is no blame towards the pilot since with heavy crosswinds there has to be an adjustment to it. Idk why people who have no idea, are judging professional pilots, actually funny. Ryanair pilots have the exact training as for example Lufthansa…
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As a completely illegitimate student airline pilot I can also say this landing was totally perfect, probably. I wouldn't know!
In December 1990 I was on a Britannia Airways 737-200 flying from Manchester to Madeira. It took us about 4/5 attempts to land and we had to re-fuel at Port Santo after a couple of attempts. On the successful attempt we were approaching the runway from the same side of the mountain as this Ryanair. The pilot must have gone for a low approach as I remember us being forced down by a squall and the pilot having to give more power and CLIMB just before we touched down on the runway! The old runway was much shorter than the new one in this video and he had to use everything to slow it down so as to not go off the other end of the runway into the sea below. I think we were close to a disaster that day...
Hello Isaac!
In the Old Days the Runway was very short, it was Much more challeging to land at Madeira....🤯
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I'm now convinced that I should travel by sea, not by air, to Madeira, and, while there, I should never sit on a balcony on a cliffside lest a gust of wind lift me up, carry me out over the ocean or land, and drop me!
@@Mary_Thompson You'll be alright!
I was the first officer on this flight. Hats off to the captain fr 👏
A brilliant job in extreme conditions.
Well done Captain - I doubt the FO was handling this one.
Planted it right where he wanted and corrected for the wind beautifully.
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Its a captain only airport, so FO isn't allowed.
2 wing strikes. Fire him
Nope he/she didn't plant it where he planned...he/she landed long, look at the markings on the runway.
@@fksnep1491 indeed, a bit long. @1:21, wheel smoke at the 2,000' marker. Still, he had 6,000' left and only required ~4,500' for a 737-800 iirc.
Some of the bush villages in Alaska have these sorts of runways. There's one where the plane had to bank sharply around a mountain, then immediately straighten out and land. It felt like it was turning on a wingtip and then we were down. There's another that when you take off it's straight off a cliff and you skim the waves for a bit until the plane starts climbing. There are scads of them but those two I remember the most.
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I was the brown trouser of the pilot that day and I'm happy that I could cover in the best way possible what happened while landing in Madeira.
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I was a passanger that day, the pilot was hysteric and I had to take control of the plane. It was easy as you can see. So much that I take off again and did It another 15 times. 45 passangers died for heart attacks but I enjoyed a lot
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Crab approach... crossed controls and at the last moment putting everything straight again... flying that 737 like a sportscar !
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I was the proof reader of these comments that day. Best comments ever. Thank you all for your eloquent contributions.
Que excelente aproximação desse Ryanair 👏
Muitos parabéns pelo momento que captou. Está simplesmente espetacular!
Muito obrigado
Fui feliz no registo 😊
Many years ago, we flew to Madeira for a holiday, myself, my wife and 3 daughters. We were all sitting starboard side so had a clear view of the airport as we flew past, and the passengers all went silent when we saw how short the runway was. The plane then turned 180 for landing approach. , and very heavy braking and reverse thrust as we touched down. Perfect landing though, and Madeira is well worth the white knuckle landing.
Beautifully filmed. Those pilots are poets.
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Superbe atterrissage ! Merci pour cette très belle vidéo 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
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I helped build this particular 737 and I'm feeling very proud right now seeing it land in such difficult circumstances.
that wasn't a landing...that was pure art! i wish i could have been on that flight. kudos
2 wing strikes. Fire him
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I Was The Runway Stripe That Day... Pilot Did Reeealy God Job!
Wow what a landing, amazing piloting!!!
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That’s some skill on display there. I reckon the pilot has done that a few times!😉😁
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An experienced Madeira visiting pilot. A perfect line up and landing. The crosswinds coming of the mountains are notorious here. Just imagine landing here in the early to mid eighties before the runway was extended. I remember those days ...,. like landing on an aircraft carrier with a passenger
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That’s was just stunning and well captured ✈️👌
What focal length or zoom is this at?
Amazing footage!
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I use the Canon SX 70
@@madeiraaviation4656 Ok, what focal length or zoom is this at?
@@howardjohnson6584 65x optical zoom which explains why the video isn't too grainy even at such a distance.
@@ijustfelldown it does not explain that at all.
@@howardjohnson6584 yeah it does
The descending maneuver looked like a sideslip (but I'm not a pilot). Thank you for the video uploader. 😊
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These pilots know their aircraft intimately, and all her limitations 💯
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I was the hublot of the flight and I can tell the pilot did a great job
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I was a passenger on a Ryanair flight to Madeira. I’m glad I didn’t see this video before I boarded! As it happened it was a completely uneventful flight! Thanks Ryanair!
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I was the bird that day I was very surprised how perfectly pilot was gliding the plane like I did when I was a young.
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did this approach 3 times in FS2020 with PMDG 737-700. On 1st attempt crash landing, 2nd attempt runway overshoot and finally in 3rd attempt i managed to land with -309fpm. Man, more respect to irl pilots
Wasnt the Manchester flight if so i was on it pilot was fantastic very well done 2 attempts then landed on an island before landing back on Madeira
Whoever the pilots were (lot's of wannabe-pilots in the comment section), I can only say RESPECT! With that those seconds starting at 1:08 I was afraid that it would go quite wrong, but nope. Amazing handling of the plane with around a 100 or so passengers in it. The nerve and courage that these pilots have! At 1:11 I would most likely wet my pants and I would blow a farewell to the picture of my wife... These pilots keep their cool and just put the plane on the runway as they normally would do :-) Not my airliner, but still, huge respect to the pilots :-)
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Starting at 1:08 he sideslips to loose hight and come down earlier on the runway, trading passanger comfort for safety margin for touchdown and braking distance. Well done!
As an legitimate student airline pilot I can say that this landing was totally perfect. There is no blame towards the pilot since with heavy crosswinds there has to be an adjustment to it. Idk why people who have no idea, are judging professional pilots, actually funny. Ryanair pilots have the exact training as for example Lufthansa…
Most likely an irish man
I have flown there with Ryanair, can confirm that this is fairly normal. Still scary if you are experiencing it for the first time:-)
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I have flown/ landed here 1 time coming from the US, I spent 10 days in Funchal much to my delight. Hiked every day to the highest peaks, through the luscious greenery that inhabits the island.
YIKES ! 🥵😳
HECTIC BUT BRILLIANT LANDING.
I WOULD, UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE HAD A HEART ATTACK HAD I BEEN ON THAT PLANE AS IT CAME IN TO LAND. 🔥
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Amazing landing by the flight crew. If your on that plane you may not be that much aware of what the pilot has to do to land.
The pilot, What a badass!
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Stunning video!!! The pilots earned their money that day.
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Nice bit of Airmanship 👏👏👏👏👏
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i was the camera that day. It sucked to be working.
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I was also the pilot of this flight. I did a great job from the bathroom with a remote control.
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Caramba! lindo! Botou no chão na mão grande! Parabéns ao piloto pela expertise avançada. (e olha que ele até pegou um vento de través bem próximo do pouso.)
Obrigado amigo 😊