Wow that looked unreal
Wow that looked unreal
This has to be SFO (San Francisco International). Those closely spaced parallel runways create some of the most anxiety-inducing and yet satisfying landings in the world.
Wasn't parallel landing phased out a few months ago? IIRC they now work with alternating runways.
Definitely SFO. I'm watching the planes like i'm watching them from the freeway going north on the 101.
Right? It's like a rollercoaster for your heart, and I swear my landing anxiety doubles as a cardio workout!
My favorite airport to land in. California magic.
Serious question: Is that safe for the small plane? Wouldn't the wind gust caused by the big plane ✈️ interfere with the small plane's approach?
As long as the wind isn't perpendicular to the landing it should be fine here since they're next to each other and neither will be in the others wake
The runways are 750ft apart.
I’m more worried that it’s unsafe for both in case of either one having a malfunction/crash/etc, but I bet they’re farther apart than it looks.
If it were unsafe, they wouldnt be doing it. There isnt wind from planes like that which you immediately feel, it is like wake from a boat that spreads and dissipates over time.
Parallel approaches always look slightly unreal from this angle. Two huge planes just calmly descending side by side like this is the most normal thing in the world.
I think this is SFO, the runways are legitimately quite close together. Distance is only about 200m.
The airplane looks truly beautiful from this angle
If you think that now, Youtube crosswind landings.
I thought the small plane is away
/r/confusingperspective for a second there
No, that smaller plane is just holding the first class seats. Contractually they have to fly together. /s
This is just showing off now. If I were a pilot, id do this all the time. Cirq des Ola of the skies
Do the pilots fist-bump after this?
They rub their wing tips together. No homo though.
The moment they intersected was a complete mind fick
United Breaks Guitars
neat
Why does the larger plane not simply consume the smaller one
And you thought offloading luggage already was messy now.
There’s always a bigger fish
And heeeere comes Seabiscuit!!!
r/praisethecameraman 👏🏼
Parallel landings? More like synchronized flying who knew planes could get their groove on too?
That’s how baby jets are made
And this is how the mother plane teaches its offsprings how to safely land…
Perspective and sizes of the planes got me on this one 🥲😅 very satisfying though :)
Much better than perpendicular
The smaller plane fooled me because I thought it was just further away.
The mature more experienced male of the pack is teaching the youngling how to properly explore the new environment
What if the big one needs to TOGA and go around. Seems like the air blast might fk up Mr Tiny
SFO?
Looks like it. Freaked me out first time this happened on a landing.
How do the big jets keep an eye on their landing point if their nose is actually pointing upwards... or is it always instrument-based landing with the larger jets?
Kinda looks like they’re holding hands at the end 💕 ✈️
Mom, I'm gonna do some flying. Take your little brother with you!
Question for pilots and avid flightsim pilots, was the smaller plane slightly "flat"? Im talking about the angle they are landing, i ive seen the big planes land at a slight angle so the rear touches first, then the front, but the small one looks like it almost was in a dive, then landed flat, touching with both the front axle and the back one at the same time, they didnt, i know, but still, it looks a lot more level than the big one. My question being, is it normal for the smaller one to do that? Or was this specific landing more on the edge of a normal landing?
That is a normal approach attitude for the CRJ-200. It is a lawn dart and does not have leading-edge slats like most other airliners. It lands fast and flat.
Don’t land next to me or my son ever again
This video had me remembering my driving lessons for a semi when driving past exit and entering vehicle ramps , "Maintain your speed and stay in your lane"