I thought the camera was recording, but it wasn't. The screen wasn't clearly visible in the Sun, I missed it :( Will have to live with it now.. The pictures were clicked by my dad who was standing next to me!
Great footage. And the fact that these pilots recognize an unstabilized approach and go around is a testament to their skill and professionalism. Good job.
@@flyingbatfish touch & go is part of an endorsement flight before a pilot is rated to fly the A320 & we do it in actual planes. But not in airports like Paro where you have to be a an experienced captain & specifically trained & rated to shoot an approach and land in that airport.
After using so many Modern and Complicated kind of Airports , Bhutan Airport felt Like a Paradise ,Surrounded by Mountainous terrain with Cold windy breeze . It was facinating to stay at a beautiful Resort , Just opposite the Paro Airport and Watching the Landing & ,taking off of the Flights The Fresh Air, Delicious Food , Fine Alcholic beverages with fine hospitality will be remembered for ever.
A nice display of true airmanship on a difficult approach. I did not see any reason why the first attempt was aborted after a perfect approach. The main landing gear was just a foot or so from the runway on what looked like a safe landing was assured. I am a retired airline pilot so I can appreciate the skills these pilots have flying this approach and landing.
Maybe they ran out of the touchdown zone in that 1st try, or felt that way. The app and flare looked all good, but maybe "too good" to make a necessary firm touchdown.
Respectfully disagree. Not putting a craft down during satisfactory, doable approach is just courting danger. Get the damn plane on the ground and quit futzing around.
Speaking as a person who has been in the jump seat for numerous takeoffs & landings at PBH on Bhutan Air & Druk Airover the past 1.5 decades & with the greatest respect to the talented Bhutan Air Pilots, the approach from the north & then a sharp 180 to land from the south was not an approved landing pathway for many years. Safe, yes but fraught with challenges for the crew during marginal atmospheric conditions in PBH that often occur without warning.. DrukAir pilots are/were directly trained by Airbus 319 trainers typically recommend that pilots only use the straight in Southern approach or the straight in Northern approach when available.
As a passenger, I always feel confident about my safety in flight, because I figure that the pilots don’t want to die anymore than I do. Even if they don’t care about the passengers, they certainly care about themselves and are going to do whatever they can to get the plane safely on the ground.
It is the maintenance guy that worked on your right engine the night before that you have to worry about. You know, the guy on meth, getting a divorce and having his car repossed.
I don't think he "missed" the first attempt. He was lined up well but it looked like the crosswind was too strong. You can tell by the tilt of the wings.
The first approach was fine.. The wind rocked the wings a little bit but he recovered and would have landed fine. If others used this as a criteria for a go around... There'd be hundreds every day.
Hey! We love your video about Paro Airport. Would it be okay for us to use a few clips for our airports story and credit your channel in the footage and description?
In the first attempt, first set of scenes, couldn't tell from the telephoto why they did a go-around. Too far down the runway? Too fast? Unstabilized? In the second set, was the touch-and-go planned, or did they start the missed approach a bit late and touched down for a moment anyway?
Thank you :) I guess the fleet size for the airline wouldn't be very large, so that's possible! I have seen the video, don't remember the aircraft but if you're saying it should be right!
Imagine only being able to confirm a stabilized approach 2 seconds before touchdown! This is why only a handful of pilots are certified to land at this airport.
I am very much Fond of this Very Very Attractive Paro Airport . No doubt that Its so interesting to keep on watching the Landing and Taking Off of the Aircrafts at Paro . I had a Luck to stay about One Wk , just in front of this Airport and observe all those Exciting Activities there .
Awesome capture! Would you mind if I featured this view in one of my upcoming episodes? I'll be sure to credit your original video with a link. Thanks a lot!
Wow, they sure keep their reversers on untill they have to turn. Probably not wishing to risk an sudden wheel brakes failure, just after landing safely.
Short runway & the plane floated probably due to early flare so he went around. That’s what I think it was from my perspective as a pilot after checking the runway length of this airport. But none of us were in the cockpit to confirm it.
He probably saw that his airspeed was too high to enable stopping before the end of the runway. At an airport like this, it's critical to have the exact airspeed nailed down. The pilot exercised superior judgement.
Why did the first plane go around when the landing was assured, and the wheels just inches from touchdown? It was a nice bit of airmanship just to get in the landing groove, only to abandon the landing.
It's a Sony Handycam with max optical zoom of 32X. I usually use upto 25-30X, as it's not stable after that in my hand. This airport is quite small, so I'll actually not much fast from the closer end of the runway here!
They may also fly in with a certified pilot in the jump seat to guide them as we have seen in the TriMG landing disaster. Wonder if they were getting a newbie on the route...
We didn’t have a go-around at Paro, but we did have to circle the airport for half an hour until the pilot could see the runway. It’s an amazing approach.
I landed in Paro in September 2019 and the taxi way at that time was not in operation. It is not dangerous if you have suitably qualified pilots. Challenging yes.
@@tomarmstrong1281 you could have said he might have been way above target speed and 99% of the people would have understood. But you had to use a term only you and Wikipedia know about... Great!
Landing gear increases the drag on the airframe significantly. A go around is treated similar to a takeoff, you need to contact departure frequency and have them route you back to arrivals controller. It's a fairly long process, and you don't want to be dealing with the drag during the climb and on the way back.
I'll check if I can find some info on that. There are a few other airports in Bhutan, but not sure if they can handle A319s. Guwahati, India might be a nearby option I guess...
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
All salutes to pilots But why the airline operate such bog aircraft? Instead, they must go for even smaller aircrafts for safety Thanks for the video, I will never fly to Paro
- How much fuel do you want for this flight? - 4000 gallons should be enough. - And for potential go-arounds? - Put 4000 gallons more. - ??? - Trust me.
@Táka Toúkas it's more about manouvering the plane through the mountains, but yes greater altitude means thinner air and lesser lift for a given air speed.
what about the video of the druk air touch and go?! it's only pictures.
I thought the camera was recording, but it wasn't. The screen wasn't clearly visible in the Sun, I missed it :(
Will have to live with it now..
The pictures were clicked by my dad who was standing next to me!
@@tusharsinha94 ouch. yeah too bad....
@@gregolino86 thanks for asking :)
Fantastic!!!!
Where is Paro ?
Great footage. And the fact that these pilots recognize an unstabilized approach and go around is a testament to their skill and professionalism. Good job.
Exactly, thank you!
No they are doing touch and go to train.
@@muckeyduck3472 Maybe, but highly unlikely they would be practicing touch and goes in a $100,000,000 airplane. That's what sims are for.
@@flyingbatfish touch & go is part of an endorsement flight before a pilot is rated to fly the A320 & we do it in actual planes. But not in airports like Paro where you have to be a an experienced captain & specifically trained & rated to shoot an approach and land in that airport.
That approach in unstabilized by design
Respect to the pilots who step over their pride and go to another round! Sing of a professional ethical pilot who puts passengers' safety first.
Agreed 💯
What a stupid remark……what has pride to do with this……do you think airline pilots are on ego trip ?? Just bloody common sense
I love you 💛 Bhutan ♥️ from Nepal 🇳🇵
Love from India to both :)
A clear example of when the pilot’s concern for the safety of their passengers overrides their ego. 👌🏾
After using so many Modern and Complicated kind of Airports , Bhutan Airport felt Like a Paradise ,Surrounded by Mountainous terrain with Cold windy breeze . It was facinating to stay at a beautiful Resort , Just opposite the Paro Airport and Watching the Landing & ,taking off of the Flights The Fresh Air, Delicious Food , Fine Alcholic beverages with fine hospitality will be remembered for ever.
Indeed a lovely place, with lovely people :)
Oh the hotel is just next to airport. What's the hotel name? Room rate? Is it a busy airport? Like to go there.
A wonderful place with beautiful scenery I flew to Bhutan in 2011
A nice display of true airmanship on a difficult approach. I did not see any reason why the first attempt was aborted after a perfect approach. The main landing gear was just a foot or so from the runway on what looked like a safe landing was assured. I am a retired airline pilot so I can appreciate the skills these pilots have flying this approach and landing.
Thank you :)
Is there a chance that this pilot was training go arounds for this airport? I dont know. Genuine question.
Maybe they ran out of the touchdown zone in that 1st try, or felt that way. The app and flare looked all good, but maybe "too good" to make a necessary firm touchdown.
@@dpgoulette I checked the aircraft on flight radar and it seemed to be doing commercial flights
Respectfully disagree. Not putting a craft down during satisfactory, doable approach is just courting danger. Get the damn plane on the ground and quit futzing around.
Speaking as a person who has been in the jump seat for numerous takeoffs & landings at PBH on Bhutan Air & Druk Airover the past 1.5 decades & with the greatest respect to the talented Bhutan Air Pilots, the approach from the north & then a sharp 180 to land from the south was not an approved landing pathway for many years. Safe, yes but fraught with challenges for the crew during marginal atmospheric conditions in PBH that often occur without warning.. DrukAir pilots are/were directly trained by Airbus 319 trainers typically recommend that pilots only use the straight in Southern approach or the straight in Northern approach when available.
Agreed completely, some very skilled people in the cockpit. And you're lucky to have had the jumpseat there!
what was wrong with the first attempt, it seemed he was feet from landing?
Lucky you! I had the great good fortune to be a passenger to Paro once and the string flight was a highlight of the trip.
And trained to not even attempt to land unless under certain conditions.
I found both attempts beautiful and the third was a perfect and smooth landing !! Extremely good pilot at what he does !! I loved this video !!
Thank you!
As a passenger, I always feel confident about my safety in flight, because I figure that the pilots don’t want to die anymore than I do. Even if they don’t care about the passengers, they certainly care about themselves and are going to do whatever they can to get the plane safely on the ground.
*Andreas Lubitz entered the chat*
😅
Well some pilots are mentally unstable and will suicide crashing the wholenplane so you never know
It is the maintenance guy that worked on your right engine the night before that you have to worry about. You know, the guy on meth, getting a divorce and having his car repossed.
@@johnmat4678 😂😂
Nice filming! Always wanted to see go-arounds at Paro. Thank you.
My pleasure :)
As a Bhutanese, I would understand why there was multiple go-around. The mountains and high terrain does not cope with the high winds as well.
When you fly out you see Mt Everest .. so cool. I can't wait to go back to Bhutan.
I did, yet to edit that video :)
Incredible aviation work in such a brutal mountain environment
I love the way to land the A319 and even 3 missed approach, first approch was so nice bank turned increasing the altitude
Thank you!
Both pilots show great professionalism..safety first as always..
True
3:53 I like the limo tint on the front windshield, it looks cool!
Right!
As someone said it 'no room for mistakes' hats off to the pilots.. Man, talking about hard...
Correct! Btw I have another Paro video by that name ;)
I don't think he "missed" the first attempt. He was lined up well but it looked like the crosswind was too strong. You can tell by the tilt of the wings.
I agree, but… If in doubt, go around. 👍
Always.
The first approach was fine.. The wind rocked the wings a little bit but he recovered and would have landed fine. If others used this as a criteria for a go around... There'd be hundreds every day.
Hey! We love your video about Paro Airport. Would it be okay for us to use a few clips for our airports story and credit your channel in the footage and description?
Sure, go ahead 👍
@@tusharsinha94 Thank you so much!
In the first attempt, first set of scenes, couldn't tell from the telephoto why they did a go-around. Too far down the runway? Too fast? Unstabilized? In the second set, was the touch-and-go planned, or did they start the missed approach a bit late and touched down for a moment anyway?
Isn’t A5-RIM the exact plane in which Sam Chui was flown in by Capt. Chenga? Amazing footage, thank you for sharing!
Thank you :) I guess the fleet size for the airline wouldn't be very large, so that's possible! I have seen the video, don't remember the aircraft but if you're saying it should be right!
Yes
I am from the area. I think this is a regular training session
nice footage. i wonder if they will ever do some terraforming, to stop the last mountain from obscuring the airport
Thank you, maybe if they expect more traffic. They might attempt a new airport somewhere else too!
Awesome capture! May I feature this first go around in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. Cheers!
Hey, sure buddy! Been watching your videos for a while now, was hoping to get featured someday 😀
@@tusharsinha94 Cool, thanks, glad to hear!
Nicely shot !
Thank you :)
Awesome video. Just loved it. Re watching
Thank you Tanu, I can really use the encouragement!
Imagine only being able to confirm a stabilized approach 2 seconds before touchdown! This is why only a handful of pilots are certified to land at this airport.
If I was a passenger on that first plane, I want the pilots to take as many go-arounds as they feel like. Touch and go some more. Here, take my money.
Huge +1 to that! 😃
I am very much Fond of this Very Very Attractive Paro Airport . No doubt that Its so interesting to keep on watching the Landing and Taking Off of the Aircrafts at Paro . I had a Luck to stay about One Wk , just in front of this Airport and observe all those Exciting Activities there .
That's awesome!
Wow...what a video!
I'm guessing that this airport is only operational during daylight.
Yes
Bravo to the pilot for the professional level of 🛬 air manship
Indeed
I am not a clapper but these landings deserve claps! 🎉
Haha yes
Awesome Video. 👌 Great Work!!!
Thank you!
Thanks firsharing! ❤👍
Only 24 pilots!? WOW. That tells the lot.
Awesome capture! Would you mind if I featured this view in one of my upcoming episodes?
I'll be sure to credit your original video with a link.
Thanks a lot!
Sure go ahead :)
Wow, they sure keep their reversers on untill they have to turn.
Probably not wishing to risk an sudden wheel brakes failure, just after landing safely.
An airport where the approach minimums are at 18,000 feet, as soon as u come out of class A airspace!
What a catch mate! Would you be cool with me using this clip in my next video? I'll link to your original channel in the video and description. Cheers
Sure, go ahead!
Awesome footage and mountain view. You can film inside the airport area? No security? Worth a visit there. What cam you use? Subbed!
I actually filmed this from outside the perimeter. Security isn't much of an issue. I used an old Sony Handycam with 32X optical zoom :)
the first plane looked fine, I wonder why he went around. And I was looking at the trees and it really didn't look that windy.
Same thoughts
captain's judgement felt something wrong so for the safety of the passengers he made a call
Short runway & the plane floated probably due to early flare so he went around. That’s what I think it was from my perspective as a pilot after checking the runway length of this airport. But none of us were in the cockpit to confirm it.
He probably saw that his airspeed was too high to enable stopping before the end of the runway. At an airport like this, it's critical to have the exact airspeed nailed down. The pilot exercised superior judgement.
Cause This is training you fools !!
Very very excited paro
Hope to fly there in the near future, and hope to get a window seat. Great videos
We all hope so :)
Wow! What a cool video
Thank you 😊
Thank you for your safety flight😍
Why did the first plane go around when the landing was assured, and the wheels just inches from touchdown? It was a nice bit of airmanship just to get in the landing groove, only to abandon the landing.
What insane telephoto are you using there?!
It's a Sony Handycam with max optical zoom of 32X. I usually use upto 25-30X, as it's not stable after that in my hand.
This airport is quite small, so I'll actually not much fast from the closer end of the runway here!
They may also fly in with a certified pilot in the jump seat to guide them as we have seen in the TriMG landing disaster. Wonder if they were getting a newbie on the route...
Could be, but 2 airplanes made 3 missed approaches that day. So I am tending more towards windy conditions :)
first one doesn´t look like an missed approach, lppks like an go around for training
This is beauty of safe landing.
We didn’t have a go-around at Paro, but we did have to circle the airport for half an hour until the pilot could see the runway. It’s an amazing approach.
Amazing!
Great footage, Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wauuu is beautyful Bhutan the airport is xtreme Old aventure
Yeah, thanks for watching :)
I landed in Paro in September 2019 and the taxi way at that time was not in operation. It is not dangerous if you have suitably qualified pilots. Challenging yes.
Any commercial airport should definitely be at most challenging! An actual dangerous airport should not exist!!
Trainig flights ?
Not aware, I think it came from BOM.
Nice filming and melodious background tunes.what about the such a nice tunes?
It's Overcome from UA-cam audio library.
What was the issue in the first attempt?? Can anyone explain me??
Could be floating past the touchdown point, winds coming in at the last moment, or anything else. Difficult to tell from my position!
could be an orientation flight for new 1st officers
i personally thanked the pilot
Treinament copilot ???
Hahaha
✈ as a seasoned pilot i don't alway make a go around but when i do... i prefer three times
✈ Stay airborne my friends ✈
Why not show the plane climbing out on the go-around? Surely there's close terrain there. I wanted to see their path up and out of the valley
I have that on another video!
Spellchecker failure - How many attempts do you need ?
Ye
Well done
Thank you
That first approach appeared to tick all of the boxes. Could have been that Vat was too high?
What's Vat?
@@tusharsinha94 Indicated speed at threshold. You can find a list of all V (velocity) speeds for various flight configurations in Wickipedea.
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@@tomarmstrong1281 got it, was aware of a few common ones like vr & v1
@@tomarmstrong1281 you could have said he might have been way above target speed and 99% of the people would have understood. But you had to use a term only you and Wikipedia know about... Great!
@@Bren39 Thank of you. Nice if you to say. I am always ready to learn. I will try harder. By the way what does 'target' speed mean exactly?
sooooooo amazing
Thank you!
Amazing Video...! 👍👍👍
Thank you!
Why do you pull wheels up on a "go around"?
Landing gear increases the drag on the airframe significantly. A go around is treated similar to a takeoff, you need to contact departure frequency and have them route you back to arrivals controller. It's a fairly long process, and you don't want to be dealing with the drag during the climb and on the way back.
So exciting. What if the wind is really strong? What's the closest other airport?
I'll check if I can find some info on that. There are a few other airports in Bhutan, but not sure if they can handle A319s.
Guwahati, India might be a nearby option I guess...
Guwahati India, bagdogra India.
Super I liked the view
Thank you :)
Bhutan inte'l airport ?? it seems like a domestic airport
Nope, why do you think so? Flights from India, Nepal & Thailand!
Why don't they just land from the other side if they'll able to climb on the go around?
It's just as bad as this! So they go with the wind (or against it should I say).
Whats wrong any body tel me y capt cant landing boht time
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
Amazing pilots
Indeed
How long does it take to circle around for another attempt? I saw charts and seems like a lot of extra miles.
20 minutes if I remember. I'll need to check timestamps on old videos, will update if I find something.
Pilot could have touched down on the very first attempt, seems well aligned. I wonder why did he decided to go around?
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
Great vedio
Flown into Paro several times, had a few aborted landings and a few where the weather got bad quickly and we had to return to Delhi and wait it out.
Would be an experience!
WOW! I thought MY job was stressful!
Thr queen of the valleys.
Great job
Thanks!
Very nice video.
Thank you
This is a unique airport!
And beautiful!
Excellent 😍👌
Thank you :)
I dont get why did go around the first time? Im not a Pilot, thats clear. Can anyone explain me that?
Tough to tell from here, but could be a windshear at the last moment, or maybe they had crossed the touchdown point. The runway is quite short, so one would not want to take the slightest chance. Never land if in 2 minds!
Less than 24 pilots is how many ?
Not a 100% sure, Google says that number is 24 these days.
I think he did it on purpose young version of the captain enjoyed it
What was wrong with 1st?
All salutes to pilots
But why the airline operate such bog aircraft? Instead, they must go for even smaller aircrafts for safety
Thanks for the video, I will never fly to Paro
They get traffic for A318. On shorter routes they use ATR.
looked like he had first one, must b super short runway
Yeah
Nice video 👍
Thank you :)
U welcome
- How much fuel do you want for this flight?
- 4000 gallons should be enough.
- And for potential go-arounds?
- Put 4000 gallons more.
- ???
- Trust me.
since it's the most dangerous airport in the world, why won't they change their location and build their airport somewhere else?
Bhutan lies in the Himalayas mountain ranges, and this is the safest piece of land they could find!
This field is built above 7000ft sea level. My God thats a suicide to approach there.
That's why only a select few pilots are certified to land here!
@Táka Toúkas it's more about manouvering the plane through the mountains, but yes greater altitude means thinner air and lesser lift for a given air speed.
Nerves of steel... Great landing. Even if it took 3 tries.
What was wrong with first approach?
Might be touching down late and not having enough runway left
extreme winds?? I don't see any tree or grass or anything else moving, see for example at 1:20
Do you see the prayer flags fluttering🤦
Can't imagine how stressful this must be. Can they still divert if they miss the third?
They should have that option. Reminds me of the Jet Airways flight at Thiruvananthapuram
No, they crash.
Seriously, what kind of question is that?
Of course, they can.