I loved flying that approach.10dme power idle flaps and gear as needed for speed and altitude. 300-500 ft power up check gear down and landing flaps. DC-9-31.
I was doing this one day in a CRJ200. Just as we went past the Watergate my First Officer said, "Man, there aren't any video games that are near this good!"
It's a difficult, but beautiful, approach. That "little" dip to the left just behind the Lincoln Memorial is more pronounced from the cabin, and, if you're looking out the left-side windows, you're staring straight up the Mall. I always hope we approach from the north when landing at DCA.
I agree with you Toni. It's a beautiful view and flying out on Runway One, the opposite of this landing gives one a beautiful view of The Capital and The Capitol on the right side of the plane.
I am from the DC area, too. Are you related to Richard Vail? Richard must be in his seventies, by now. Grew up in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision of Falls Church.
@@george5120 I don't think so, but I may know Richard's family. I grew up with a David Vail. We all lived in the Falls Church area (Dave and I are in our early 40s). I bet he might be related to Richard.
@@joevail6959 Well, you are only the second person, named Vail, who I have ever known; and I am 70. Richard Vail would be 71 years old, now. They lived across the street from us, on Beechwood Lane in Falls Church, back in the Fifties and early Sixties. Vail is an interesting surname because it is unique. You, therefore, might enjoy researching your Vail ancestry. A photo of Richard Vail appears on this page from his 1964 HS yearbook. If you see a facial resemblance, then Richard might be your relative: www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_577_1964_0170
@@george5120 If y’all are natives to Falls Church, you may or may not know that there used to be private airstrips all over the area, including McLean, Bailey's Crossroads and, off Rt. 50, on the site of the shopping center currently called Falls Plaza, formerly Loehmann's Plaza.
Tried to get a hold of you but don't see an email address. Would like to use your footage , with proper credit of course, in a UA-cam video I will be making. With your permission.
They tried different approaches during the 1980s but it created too much noise over residential areas. It’s common for airplanes to navigate using rivers and even highways. My late father used to refer to "the iron compass"- train tracks! He learned to fly in the late 1930s/early 1940s and the Navy was pleased to recruit him in 1941. He became a fighter pilot.
I loved flying that approach.10dme power idle flaps and gear as needed for speed and altitude. 300-500 ft power up check gear down and landing flaps. DC-9-31.
I was doing this one day in a CRJ200. Just as we went past the Watergate my First Officer said, "Man, there aren't any video games that are near this good!"
Excellent video!!
Such great scenery!!!
It's a difficult, but beautiful, approach. That "little" dip to the left just behind the Lincoln Memorial is more pronounced from the cabin, and, if you're looking out the left-side windows, you're staring straight up the Mall. I always hope we approach from the north when landing at DCA.
I agree with you Toni. It's a beautiful view and flying out on Runway One, the opposite of this landing gives one a beautiful view of The Capital and The Capitol on the right side of the plane.
As a D.C. native, I’m always happy to see the airport called its "proper" name, National.
what an awesome video and approach i actually thought he was going to hit the bridge just before the runway though the way it looked
It always looks that way! 😱
What an awesome, efficient turnoff from the runway. Great learning experience.
+Joseph Tar Schmidt Speed was wayyyy too fast. Turnoffs in that aircraft should be =
+melvin there was nothing unsafe about what they did. Traffic was a mile out for the runway. It was efficiently done.
+melvin He was well below 43 by the time he entered the turnoff
It is needed at National, one busy airport....
One of my favorites...then again, I’m from the DC area.
I am from the DC area, too. Are you related to Richard Vail? Richard must be in his seventies, by now. Grew up in the Sleepy Hollow subdivision of Falls Church.
@@george5120 I don't think so, but I may know Richard's family. I grew up with a David Vail. We all lived in the Falls Church area (Dave and I are in our early 40s). I bet he might be related to Richard.
@@joevail6959 Well, you are only the second person, named Vail, who I have ever known; and I am 70. Richard Vail would be 71 years old, now. They lived across the street from us, on Beechwood Lane in Falls Church, back in the Fifties and early Sixties.
Vail is an interesting surname because it is unique. You, therefore, might enjoy researching your Vail ancestry.
A photo of Richard Vail appears on this page from his 1964 HS yearbook. If you see a facial resemblance, then Richard might be your relative:
www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_577_1964_0170
@@george5120 If y’all are natives to Falls Church, you may or may not know that there used to be private airstrips all over the area, including McLean, Bailey's Crossroads and, off Rt. 50, on the site of the shopping center currently called Falls Plaza, formerly Loehmann's Plaza.
@@spiritmatter1553 I do know all that stuff. And it is for the very reason that I was born and raised in Falls Church that I know it.
Tried to get a hold of you but don't see an email address. Would like to use your footage , with proper credit of course, in a UA-cam video I will be making. With your permission.
Following the river to the airport
They navigate by rivers, railways and even highways, as Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot on their final flight did.
Best approach in aviation!
It’s a damn short runway upon landing, though!
the final turn is quite similar to Kai Tak’s famous landing
wow this is where the Air Florida 737 crashed into the bridge! :0
CalvinANIMATES yes
AF90 crashed on the last bridge you saw, fell into the ice between two of the bridge spans.
well done, Silver Bird! ;)
I just did this approach in Infinite Flight. So cool!!
what aircraft!?
I realized that the airplane uses the river as an approach route.
They tried different approaches during the 1980s but it created too much noise over residential areas. It’s common for airplanes to navigate using rivers and even highways. My late father used to refer to "the iron compass"- train tracks! He learned to fly in the late 1930s/early 1940s and the Navy was pleased to recruit him in 1941. He became a fighter pilot.
Never understood why they couldn't send you guys over Rosslyn... Just scoot you guys over there and pick up the river on the other side.
SkinsNatsCaps They fly over Rosslyn all the time; both coming and going
Tall buildings for the area, with blue lights on the roofs to alert the planes to their presence.
The 2:03 mark scares me when you think 9/11.
It's an MD-80.