Video - Hard Landing Of Boeing 747 Cargo Aircraft At Amsterdam Airport

VIDEO – HAIRY LANDING OF BOEING 747 CARGO AIRCRAFT AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – A hard, hairy landing for a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft from Singapore Airlines Cargo on Wednesday afternoon at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). A short but powerful unofficial southwesterly storm (no name) developed rapidly over the English Channel and raged across the Netherlands with wind gusts of 62 mph (100 kph). Initially the 747 was forced to perform a ‘go around’, but at … Continue reading VIDEO – HAIRY LANDING OF BOEING 747 CARGO AIRCRAFT AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

FLYHIGH.NEWSOctober 22, 2020November 27, 20201 Comment

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VIDEO – KUWAIT AIRWAYS BOEING 777 MAKES HARD LANDING AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

AMSTERDAM AIRPORT, NETHERLANDS – Strong crosswinds today at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in The Netherlands – watch how this Kuwait Airways Boeing 777 battles the strong crosswinds before landing at runway 18R, also known as ‘De Polderbaan‘ – a runway with a garantee for spectacular crosswind landings at The Netherlands’ main airport. It looks like the wings of aircraft were generating some unexpected lift, probably caused … Continue reading VIDEO – KUWAIT AIRWAYS BOEING 777 MAKES HARD LANDING AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT

FLYHIGH.NEWSAugust 22, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

RAF A400M Cargo Aircraft Conducts Spectacular Beach Landing

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VIDEO – RAF AIRBUS A400M CARGO AIRCRAFT CONDUCTS SPECTACULAR BEACH LANDING

PEMBREY SANDS, WALES – A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas Cargo aircraft from RAF Brize Norton paid a rare visit to Pembrey Sands earlier this month to conduct natural surfaces operations. The weather was being wet prior to the aircraft’s arrival at the beach, resulting in the pilot to first conduct some low approaches and some touch and go’s, before the 76 tonne … Continue reading VIDEO – RAF AIRBUS A400M CARGO AIRCRAFT CONDUCTS SPECTACULAR BEACH LANDING

FLYHIGH.NEWSJuly 21, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

Pilot wearing a mask during corona crisis

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VIDEO – AIR ASTANA PILOT WEARS MASK DURING FLIGHT

AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – An odd, rare and also sad sight during this corona crisis – a commercial pilot wearing a mask in the cockpit of an Air Astana Airbus A321neo, during Flight KC903 from Atyrau to Amsterdam a few weeks ago. YouTuber and flyhigh.news’ Chief Editor Jerry Taha captured this rare moment of a first officer doing his job with a mask on his … Continue reading VIDEO – AIR ASTANA PILOT WEARS MASK DURING FLIGHT

FLYHIGH.NEWSApril 8, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO – FINAL TAKEOFF KLM BOEING 747 AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL

AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL, NETHERLANDS – Last weekend (March 28 – 29) was a very sad weekend for many aviation lovers and spotters in The Netherlands, for the last KLM 747 pilots and cabin crew, and also for aviation in general, when KLM operated its last Boeing 747 commercial flight after almost 50 years of service. During KLM’s 100-year anniversary the national carrier of The Netherlands has … Continue reading VIDEO – FINAL TAKEOFF KLM BOEING 747 AT AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL

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PIA B777 Extreme Crosswind Landing during Storm Ciara at Birmingham Airport

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VIDEO – BOEING 777 CROSSWIND LANDING AND TAKEOFF DURING STORM CIARA AND DENNIS

BIRMINGHAM/LONDON, ENGLAND – February 2020 was a turbulent month for aviation in western and northern Europe with 3 severe storms – Ciara, Dennis and Ellen – raging for 3 weekends in a row over the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark and Norway. The first storm – Ciara – hit Europe in the weekend of February 7-9, 2020. Watch in another great storm video … Continue reading VIDEO – BOEING 777 CROSSWIND LANDING AND TAKEOFF DURING STORM CIARA AND DENNIS

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VIDEO – EXTREME WINDSHEAR AT TOKYO AIRPORT

TOKYO, JAPAN – Scary moments with windshear resulted in a go around for this ANA 767 with registration JA611A from Kagoshima landing at Tokyo Haneda Airport, earlier this month. This next video from Worldaviation 4K shows how windshear can cause dangerous situations just moments before landing. An ANA B787 with registration JA809A also had to go around at the airport the same afternoon. ☆☆☆ FLYHIGH.NEWSAviation … Continue reading VIDEO – EXTREME WINDSHEAR AT TOKYO AIRPORT

FLYHIGH.NEWSFebruary 23, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

Etihad A380 lands sideways during Storm Dennis at London Heathrow

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VIRAL VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – ETIHAD A380 LANDS SIDEWAYS AT LONDON HEATHROW

LONDON, ENGLAND – Last weekend was again a challenging weekend for pilots, when storm Dennis raged particularly over Ireland, the UK and The Netherlands, but also in other countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia people were feeling the strength of storm Dennis. Pilots had to battle the extreme crosswinds and gusts on short final to land their aircraft safely. As a result passengers and crew … Continue reading VIRAL VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – ETIHAD A380 LANDS SIDEWAYS AT LONDON HEATHROW

FLYHIGH.NEWSFebruary 18, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – ANOTHER HARD DAY FOR PILOTS AND PASSENGERS

GATWICK, ENGLAND – Yesterday was again a challenging day for pilots, when storm Dennis raged particularly over Ireland, the UK and The Netherlands, but also in other countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia people were feeling the strength of storm Dennis. Pilots had to battle the extreme crosswinds and gusts on short final to land their aircraft safely. As a result passengers and crew members … Continue reading VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – ANOTHER HARD DAY FOR PILOTS AND PASSENGERS

FLYHIGH.NEWSFebruary 17, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – TURBULENT CROSSWINDS & GO AROUNDS

LONDON, ENGLAND – Yesterday was again a challenging day for pilots, when storm Dennis raged particularly over Ireland, the UK and The Netherlands, but also in other countries in Western Europe and Scandinavia people were feeling the strength of storm Dennis. Pilots had to battle the extreme crosswinds and gusts on short final to land their aircraft safely. As a result passengers and crew members … Continue reading VIDEO | STORM DENNIS – TURBULENT CROSSWINDS & GO AROUNDS