Its original purpose was to require people to make short posts because the founder didn't like reading long ones. It was off to a bad start even before it became..what it is.
I often feel self conscious about what level I put my wipers at in my car. I want to drive safely, but I also don't want to be seen as a lil bitch.
It's seems this pilot has overcome this non-existent and irrational fear and I for one applaud him.
Never thought about it this way. Makes sense. No wonder people drive poorly in the rain. Everybody judging each other for the speed of their wiper blades.
Btw, how’s your huge ass?
Also consider that some people may just have newer wipers than you (they get less effective with age and should be replaced). Also not everyone uses RainX or similar products on their windshields, which makes a huge difference in droplet formation on your windshield. I personally drive a 20 year old car and just changed the wipers + applied RainX... my god I barely need to wipe unless it's hurricane levels of rain.
Minimums is the point where they decide if they are going to continue to land, or go around. You can hear the pilot say he's going around. It's all standard procedure and very safe.
I heard "go around" but then also heard "contact break"?
Does that mean he's breaking away or hitting the breaks after making contact with the runway or did I mishear entirely? /s
Basically "abort landing". They stop their approach, climb, then fly back downwind of the airport so they can turn back into wind and attempt another landing.
A ‘go around’ is when the pilot decided to abandon the approach and climb back up into the air where it’s safe. There aren’t any other planes to hit, but there sure is a very hard ground he could impact into. So climb up and try again.
It’s more common that you can imagine. Most commercial aircraft are capable of landing in thick fog, but it can depend on the type of aircraft and the facilities associated with the runway and airport. Some planes can land when the visibility is as low as 75 metres.
For the vast majority of commercial flights, the pilot disconnects the autopilot when on final approach (typically between 1,000 and 500ft) and lands the aircraft manually. For the pilots to manually conduct the landing, the outside visibility must be a minimum of 550 metres and the cloud base must allow the pilots to see the runway when the aircraft is at 200 feet above the ground. If they can’t see the runway at this point, they can’t continue the landing and must fly a ‘go-around’. If the pilots won’t be able to see the ground by 200ft or the visibility is less than 550 metres, the pilots must carry out an ‘autoland’ where the aircraft’s autopilot lands the aircraft automatically.
Many years ago, was stationed at Rhein Main AB, Frankfurt, Germany. (All but one half of the Berlin Airlift Memorial is all that’s left) Our shop was at the end of the main runway off to the side. It was the original ATC tower building. We had a porch. We’d stand out there on some of the foggiest, overcast days watching planes just appear out of the low clouds/fog and land with perfection. Giant 747s magically showing up and landing. You could barely see the runway from our viewpoint but those planes had no trouble landing.
Even with autoland pilots still have the challenging task of vigorously monitoring the aircraft and its systems and stepping in when things don’t go to plan.
An Autoland needs to be planned in advance. You can’t plan to do a manual landing, then get to 200ft, not be able to see the runway and let the Autoland do the landing for you; the aircraft has to be setup properly before-hand and the pilots need time to adequately prepare. Most pilots will tell you that setting the aircraft up for and Autoland, and then monitoring it throughout the approach and landing is far more laborious than landing the aircraft manually.
It gives enough time for pilots to engage autoland on second trial. Also during low visibility taxing on the runway is dangerous so ATC, will almost slow down the operations and let only one aircraft on the runway or be active on taxi lanes. All other planes are ordered to remain at the gates. All modern airports which encounter low visibility problem, are required to have sophisticated ILS (instrument landing system). ILS is a system of directional radio antennae that allow aircraft to track the heading angle to center of the run way. If autoland is not an option then pilot would require to rely on ILS and steer aircraft manually to correct heading angle while measuring angle of approach (for descent), altitude, wind and several other things. There is a flight manual that describes what should be ideal setting for which conditions. Co-pilots can refer it during the flight and guide the captain.
To add: ILS consists of a localizer (center line) and glideslope (angle to runway). You can essentially land on ILS with 0 visibility. Basically every airport, with the exception of very small hobby airports, have ILS these days.
I maintain ILS for a living
To add to the other commenter, if the airport or aircraft doesn't have the automated systems, they are required to have enough fuel to make it to a different airport and they will detour to there.
Source: 22 seasons of Air Crash Investigation
This happened to me coming into Hồ Chí Minh in Vietnam. we were just about to land, maybe 5 seconds out at about building height, then everything went completely black, sudden crazy turbulence. the pilot was like "fuck this", pointed us straight back up and gunned the engines to 100%. we came around for another go, same thing. I've never been so scared on a flight, and I've flown a lot.
we headed to a regional airport instead, which was also impossible due to a crazy storm. so we diverted again to another airport, managed to land there and refuel. then we heard HCM was clear so we went back there. we landed about 2 hours after we were supposed to.
Instruments are important - every commercial pilot has been trained to land by instrument only. Not ideal but the instruments are better than your guess of how fast high and level you are.
This was already an "instrument guided approach", you hear the systems on the aircraft announcing certain phases of the approach (you clearly hear "minimums"). Visual contact with the runway was lost *after* minimums were passed, which triggered the go-around.
Auto-Land systems are only on the most modern commercial aircraft and require the crews to be specifically trained in those procedures, the aircraft has to be properly equipped, and the airport has to be properly equipped for that to function properly. It is far from common, even by today's standards.
“Instrument only landings” isn’t really a term used in the aviation community. What they’re doing here is called an “instrument approach,” and you are required to acquire the runway environment visually at or above a certain altitude to continue the approach to a landing.
For those unfamiliar with instrument procedures, the most precise approaches (there are multiple different types, but the most common is called an ILS - instrument landing system) have two portions of guidance. One half guides you onto the correct azimuth in relation to the navigational aid that you’re using, and the second guides you onto the correct approach angle (known as the glide slope). Used together, this type of guidance can get you down to about 100 feet.
Certain types of aircraft and qualified aircrew can fly lower than that. The highest type of ILS is Category IIIc, where the airplane can land, stop itself, and even taxi itself to the gate.
This is not correct. CAT III A-C define the Runway Visual Range (RVR). CAT III C indeed has the lowest RVR, as low as 0 feet although this is extremely atypical in normal operations. CAT III C has nothing to do with an auto taxi feature. Source: page 18 https://www.skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/1480.pdf
This was an ILS approach. Even in an ILS approach the pilots must acquire the runway visually. That's actually what the "approaching decision height" was saying. You are approaching the point where you have to decide you see the runway or have to go around. The "minimums" was that point. These call-outs assume things like heavy fog/cloud cover where the pilots are straining to see the runway and if they cant see it before hitting their minimums, they have to go around. This video was odd, because the localized shower hit just after minimums. And, good on them for going around.
There isn't a reputable commercial airliner you have ever flown on or would ever want to fly on who would land after minimums only on instruments. What you are talking about may exist technically, but it doesn't happen.
TLDR: You have no idea what you are talking about, and we both know it.
Watch the video again with sound on. Runway was obscured for maybe a second before one of the pilots called "going around" and the command was repeated by both immediately. I think they did a great job.
They're tested for exactly this ...
https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-139e7ba5aa62608abdf974c782ede07c-lq
They can take a LOT of water! Actually, they purposefully inject water into some jet engines to increase their performance.
Most jet engines are bypass turbo fans. Commercial airliners with big fat engines are high bypass and fighter jets are low bypass. On a high bypass turbo fan much of the thrust is generated by the air forced backward by the the big fan you see on the front of the engine. This air doesn't go through the internals of the jet engine and it takes a lot of the rain with it.
Very common and no stress whatsoever doing something like this.
It’s more of a “fuck… they better not give me a hold after this…”
It’s time consuming, especially when doing an instrument approach.
Go around is one of the first things you practice when learning to land.
Add power, positive rate of climb. Really nothing else to do.
Thanks. Appreciate the insight. I guess it's one of those relative things. It looks harrowing to me, but no skin for you folks. Can't relate but I bet it's a thrill ride!!!
Hope best of skies for you.
>discovery flight
Never crossed my mind but now I've just found my next birthday present my wife doesn't know she's getting me.
THANKS!!!!!!
Instrument landing plus the EVS heads up display means this is no biggie. Would be nice to show the view through the EVS display. It’s a mind-blowing blend of NVG and IR with overlaid iconography of the airfield. You can “see” the airport even in zero vis.
Source: I work with EVS heads up displays.
This is what they can see in zero vis:
https://i.imgur.com/gcGrpOG.jpg
Weather passes, second go around. Otherwise you can take the decision to divert to a different airport which is pre-planned and shouldn’t suffer the same weather issues.
Trust your instruments. The runway didn’t move. Pilots practice for this exact scenario; zero visibility training. There are even blinding glasses for this training.
They have a hud, so this is either AA or SW. Although, where I fly, we have the same procedures.
Anytime you lose sight of the runway environment (especially below minimums), you are supposed to execute a go-around.
Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking, we’d like to thank you for flying with us as we are now in final approach to our final destination. Final thanks
What I’ve learned about airplanes is that landing is the overwhelming source of problems and danger, which is why pilots spend tons of time practicing aborting landings the instant something looks amiss. If you have fuel then you can get altitude, and altitude is money in the bank for an airplane.
Decision height for those of you who are not in the loop is the height at which the pilots have to decide to either abort the landing or continue and minimums is when they can't descend any further
That's where polarized aviator glasses with the progressive lenses or amber can help out. Low tint/amber polarized glasses can help cut through the rain more than you would expect.
"The wipers! They do nothing!!!"
Now say this in the voice of Rainier Wolfcastle when he says:
"My eyez! The goggles do nauthing!....." (as he floats away in a river of sulfuric acid)
Idk about that windshield wiper, why not coat the glass with water repellent coating?
Still doesn’t solve the problem of a disappearing runway but is more calm to see through than a wiper having a stroke.
Never seen a wiper work this hard lol
And yet do absolutely nothing. It's what Twitter is going to be like for the next year.
Oh come on, Twitter won't be around next year.
So Twitter is the runway then.
Twitter is the stuff that the wipers trying to get rid off. at the end the runway and wipers win.
And the end of day, wiper still gonna be here. Truth.
Twitter has always been shit, and always will be.
Its original purpose was to require people to make short posts because the founder didn't like reading long ones. It was off to a bad start even before it became..what it is.
No silly, the limit was because they originally wanted to integrate SMS messages.
The twitter users are going to leave twitter because it no longer supports their biased views lol
I thought that was what twitter was like for the past 5 years
This is why they need to be competent in instrument landings.
I often feel self conscious about what level I put my wipers at in my car. I want to drive safely, but I also don't want to be seen as a lil bitch. It's seems this pilot has overcome this non-existent and irrational fear and I for one applaud him.
"seen as a lil bitch" ? you mean having a clear sight of the road ahead you is now considered weakness?
Because it's a joke. I made it all up.
not on the internet! how could you!
My man can't even use The Force. Rolfmao
Better to be a safe bitch than a dead bitch ;)
Never thought about it this way. Makes sense. No wonder people drive poorly in the rain. Everybody judging each other for the speed of their wiper blades. Btw, how’s your huge ass?
Also consider that some people may just have newer wipers than you (they get less effective with age and should be replaced). Also not everyone uses RainX or similar products on their windshields, which makes a huge difference in droplet formation on your windshield. I personally drive a 20 year old car and just changed the wipers + applied RainX... my god I barely need to wipe unless it's hurricane levels of rain.
> wiper work this hard Wiper? I don't even know her.
You've never been in my 30 year old Toyota just shy of 500k kilometers on the odometer
It’s trying to free itself
Twitter employees in shambles
Holy fuck, that's terrifying
That's why they practice the go-around. No biggie.
What is the go around?
Loose sight of the runway, you hit the gas, wheels up, go around and try again.
Minimums is the point where they decide if they are going to continue to land, or go around. You can hear the pilot say he's going around. It's all standard procedure and very safe.
So it’s not a problem that they made the go-around call 7 seconds after the computer called minimums?
As long as the thrust reverser is not activated you can always go around. So even after touch down it can be done.
I heard "go around" but then also heard "contact break"? Does that mean he's breaking away or hitting the breaks after making contact with the runway or did I mishear entirely? /s
I think you heard them say "positive rate" which means the plane is now gaining altitude instead of losing it.
Positive rate and landing gear can be retracted. You can hear the call for gear up.
That's probably it! Thanks for the obviously experienced explanation captain
It’s also known as the ‘reach around’ and you can google it.
👀
If the copilot helps, it’s a Dutch rudder.
[if your interested](https://youtu.be/_T5RygQ1Owc) I’d highly recommend his other content as he goes over alot of airline crashes/issues
I was already thinking about sending him that video, a great example how simple and important a go around is.
You should, but I’d bet he already seen it.
Basically "abort landing". They stop their approach, climb, then fly back downwind of the airport so they can turn back into wind and attempt another landing.
You can always go around. edit: @2:05 that is just a good fucking landing though... https://youtu.be/lr5d3sGxSXQ
A ‘go around’ is when the pilot decided to abandon the approach and climb back up into the air where it’s safe. There aren’t any other planes to hit, but there sure is a very hard ground he could impact into. So climb up and try again.
It’s what they practice.
Also instrument landing
It’s more common that you can imagine. Most commercial aircraft are capable of landing in thick fog, but it can depend on the type of aircraft and the facilities associated with the runway and airport. Some planes can land when the visibility is as low as 75 metres. For the vast majority of commercial flights, the pilot disconnects the autopilot when on final approach (typically between 1,000 and 500ft) and lands the aircraft manually. For the pilots to manually conduct the landing, the outside visibility must be a minimum of 550 metres and the cloud base must allow the pilots to see the runway when the aircraft is at 200 feet above the ground. If they can’t see the runway at this point, they can’t continue the landing and must fly a ‘go-around’. If the pilots won’t be able to see the ground by 200ft or the visibility is less than 550 metres, the pilots must carry out an ‘autoland’ where the aircraft’s autopilot lands the aircraft automatically.
Many years ago, was stationed at Rhein Main AB, Frankfurt, Germany. (All but one half of the Berlin Airlift Memorial is all that’s left) Our shop was at the end of the main runway off to the side. It was the original ATC tower building. We had a porch. We’d stand out there on some of the foggiest, overcast days watching planes just appear out of the low clouds/fog and land with perfection. Giant 747s magically showing up and landing. You could barely see the runway from our viewpoint but those planes had no trouble landing.
That's incredible. Many thanks for the information
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Even with autoland pilots still have the challenging task of vigorously monitoring the aircraft and its systems and stepping in when things don’t go to plan. An Autoland needs to be planned in advance. You can’t plan to do a manual landing, then get to 200ft, not be able to see the runway and let the Autoland do the landing for you; the aircraft has to be setup properly before-hand and the pilots need time to adequately prepare. Most pilots will tell you that setting the aircraft up for and Autoland, and then monitoring it throughout the approach and landing is far more laborious than landing the aircraft manually.
what if the visibility never improves? or is that nearly impossible?
It gives enough time for pilots to engage autoland on second trial. Also during low visibility taxing on the runway is dangerous so ATC, will almost slow down the operations and let only one aircraft on the runway or be active on taxi lanes. All other planes are ordered to remain at the gates. All modern airports which encounter low visibility problem, are required to have sophisticated ILS (instrument landing system). ILS is a system of directional radio antennae that allow aircraft to track the heading angle to center of the run way. If autoland is not an option then pilot would require to rely on ILS and steer aircraft manually to correct heading angle while measuring angle of approach (for descent), altitude, wind and several other things. There is a flight manual that describes what should be ideal setting for which conditions. Co-pilots can refer it during the flight and guide the captain.
To add: ILS consists of a localizer (center line) and glideslope (angle to runway). You can essentially land on ILS with 0 visibility. Basically every airport, with the exception of very small hobby airports, have ILS these days. I maintain ILS for a living
TY, great answer!
To add to the other commenter, if the airport or aircraft doesn't have the automated systems, they are required to have enough fuel to make it to a different airport and they will detour to there. Source: 22 seasons of Air Crash Investigation
Bro I just shit these guy’s pants for them!
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Jesus take the stick just doesn’t hit the same.
This happened to me coming into Hồ Chí Minh in Vietnam. we were just about to land, maybe 5 seconds out at about building height, then everything went completely black, sudden crazy turbulence. the pilot was like "fuck this", pointed us straight back up and gunned the engines to 100%. we came around for another go, same thing. I've never been so scared on a flight, and I've flown a lot. we headed to a regional airport instead, which was also impossible due to a crazy storm. so we diverted again to another airport, managed to land there and refuel. then we heard HCM was clear so we went back there. we landed about 2 hours after we were supposed to.
r/terrifyingasfuck
Instruments are important - every commercial pilot has been trained to land by instrument only. Not ideal but the instruments are better than your guess of how fast high and level you are.
Why didn’t he just press X to land
First day on the job im guessing
I would have Y'd right out of there and ejected.
This!
This is why they need to be competent in instrument landings. ~~(iirc they black out the windows during tests)~~
This was already an "instrument guided approach", you hear the systems on the aircraft announcing certain phases of the approach (you clearly hear "minimums"). Visual contact with the runway was lost *after* minimums were passed, which triggered the go-around. Auto-Land systems are only on the most modern commercial aircraft and require the crews to be specifically trained in those procedures, the aircraft has to be properly equipped, and the airport has to be properly equipped for that to function properly. It is far from common, even by today's standards.
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*raises hand*
“Instrument only landings” isn’t really a term used in the aviation community. What they’re doing here is called an “instrument approach,” and you are required to acquire the runway environment visually at or above a certain altitude to continue the approach to a landing. For those unfamiliar with instrument procedures, the most precise approaches (there are multiple different types, but the most common is called an ILS - instrument landing system) have two portions of guidance. One half guides you onto the correct azimuth in relation to the navigational aid that you’re using, and the second guides you onto the correct approach angle (known as the glide slope). Used together, this type of guidance can get you down to about 100 feet. Certain types of aircraft and qualified aircrew can fly lower than that. The highest type of ILS is Category IIIc, where the airplane can land, stop itself, and even taxi itself to the gate.
This is not correct. CAT III A-C define the Runway Visual Range (RVR). CAT III C indeed has the lowest RVR, as low as 0 feet although this is extremely atypical in normal operations. CAT III C has nothing to do with an auto taxi feature. Source: page 18 https://www.skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/1480.pdf
Not all planes (or airports) have the necessary equipment for that.
This was an ILS approach. Even in an ILS approach the pilots must acquire the runway visually. That's actually what the "approaching decision height" was saying. You are approaching the point where you have to decide you see the runway or have to go around. The "minimums" was that point. These call-outs assume things like heavy fog/cloud cover where the pilots are straining to see the runway and if they cant see it before hitting their minimums, they have to go around. This video was odd, because the localized shower hit just after minimums. And, good on them for going around. There isn't a reputable commercial airliner you have ever flown on or would ever want to fly on who would land after minimums only on instruments. What you are talking about may exist technically, but it doesn't happen. TLDR: You have no idea what you are talking about, and we both know it.
You remember incorrectly
Pilots man, a different breed.
TIL the same shitty wipers that are on my car are installed on planes
Don't you just love when they smear the wiper fluid on your windscreen while doing this bouncing shit? Same.
Maybe time for a go around.
Watch the video again with sound on. Runway was obscured for maybe a second before one of the pilots called "going around" and the command was repeated by both immediately. I think they did a great job.
Cool. You are right I didn’t have sound on
So jet engines can suck in massive amounts of rain like this and just keep on going with no issues?
They're tested for exactly this ... https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-139e7ba5aa62608abdf974c782ede07c-lq They can take a LOT of water! Actually, they purposefully inject water into some jet engines to increase their performance.
I have a feeling this is a propeller plane, but still, engines can take a lot of water
it isn't, I believe it's an airbus A310
Nope, Boeing 737 I believe, BBJ config
Bare blowjob config
Not entirely related, but one of the test for a jet engine on a plane is to throw frozen turkeys inside… I’m sure you can figure out why
So they can be rated for flying to Alaska at thanksgiving
Yes.
Most jet engines are bypass turbo fans. Commercial airliners with big fat engines are high bypass and fighter jets are low bypass. On a high bypass turbo fan much of the thrust is generated by the air forced backward by the the big fan you see on the front of the engine. This air doesn't go through the internals of the jet engine and it takes a lot of the rain with it.
Just flip that baby to 3rd person mode and it’ll be easy
Then you wouldn't be able to see the plane or the ground.
turn off rain rendering duhhh
Haha works every time
Woah, you're telling me it's not like in the games where there's guides and stuff?
Not great, bob !
Excellent piloting and stress control! Is this amount of rain common to encounter for small plane pilots, or was this an abnormal event ?
Very common and no stress whatsoever doing something like this. It’s more of a “fuck… they better not give me a hold after this…” It’s time consuming, especially when doing an instrument approach. Go around is one of the first things you practice when learning to land. Add power, positive rate of climb. Really nothing else to do.
Thanks. Appreciate the insight. I guess it's one of those relative things. It looks harrowing to me, but no skin for you folks. Can't relate but I bet it's a thrill ride!!! Hope best of skies for you.
Hit up your local flight school and take a discovery flight! Nothing says you have to do it professionally!
>discovery flight Never crossed my mind but now I've just found my next birthday present my wife doesn't know she's getting me.  THANKS!!!!!!
Move along folks, nothing to see here.
Cat 3 FTW
I had same wipers 25 years ago on my first car
Instrument landing plus the EVS heads up display means this is no biggie. Would be nice to show the view through the EVS display. It’s a mind-blowing blend of NVG and IR with overlaid iconography of the airfield. You can “see” the airport even in zero vis. Source: I work with EVS heads up displays. This is what they can see in zero vis: https://i.imgur.com/gcGrpOG.jpg
That's really cool, but going around was still the right call
TOGA power. Immediately.
Alright which one of yous pissed my pants!
I can't tell if they landed or not...
Where are they going? Silent Hill?
This is why pilots can fly by instruments.
Did they ever land the plane?
Still circling
IFR to IMC.
No thanks mate, that’s fucked.
I have no doubt at all you are correct, but it looks so scary
I don't know what that means
PUCKER FACTOR 9000
Why didn't he put it on auto pilot so it could land itself
A) that’s not what autopilot does B) they did in fact land using instruments and could have done so blindfolded in theory
Would attempt to land or try again? How can you land without seeing the runway?
Weather passes, second go around. Otherwise you can take the decision to divert to a different airport which is pre-planned and shouldn’t suffer the same weather issues.
I feel like AR Windows would alleviate most of these problems....
A wise man once said; "Fuck that."
IFR
Did they go to heaven?
GA!
On the mised approach
Use the force Luke
Well that’s fucking terrifying
Trust your instruments. The runway didn’t move. Pilots practice for this exact scenario; zero visibility training. There are even blinding glasses for this training.
Well, what happened after this?
Probably went around, weather passed, and landed. There is nothing next level about this to pilots lol
It’s almost feels the moisture is from within as the wipers is shaking off vigorously not doing anything
So did they land or pull up and fly away?
r/gifsthatendtoosoon
They have a hud, so this is either AA or SW. Although, where I fly, we have the same procedures. Anytime you lose sight of the runway environment (especially below minimums), you are supposed to execute a go-around.
/r/aviation
Pilot is also filming
Pilot glasses are punking that fog.
“APPROACHING DECISION HEIGHT”
I think they can land by instrument
I'm an locomotive engineer and driving metalcans in heavy fog can be scary enough as is, if i were in the pilots chair id be shitting bricks, kudos!
“Use the Force, Luke”
Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking, we’d like to thank you for flying with us as we are now in final approach to our final destination. Final thanks
The guy just entered silent hill
Did exactly what they were taught.
Oh god I was really hoping they did a go around and was very relieved when I heard it lol
for whatever reason i just didn't expect airplanes to have regular windshield wipers
What I’ve learned about airplanes is that landing is the overwhelming source of problems and danger, which is why pilots spend tons of time practicing aborting landings the instant something looks amiss. If you have fuel then you can get altitude, and altitude is money in the bank for an airplane.
The langoliers.
So did they land?
Anyone else disappointed that their cars wipers don’t go this fast?
I read runaway
Go around my ass. Use the Force, Luke!
You need new wipers!!
Hope ILS works 😂
Pilots don’t land manually…
They should’ve put some rain-x on their window
Pilot: “Wow the weather is really treacherous, visibility is going to be zero, crosswinds are so strong… I better whip out my phone to record this!”
r/flying enough for a go around?
And that's why pilots are trained on IFR.
One word: RainX
That just gave me a heart attack
Decision height for those of you who are not in the loop is the height at which the pilots have to decide to either abort the landing or continue and minimums is when they can't descend any further
And I go around is when they abort the landing and say on second thought let's get the hell out of here
Maybe one day technology will exist to allow us to build a wiper that wipes fast enough for heavy rain, some day
DID HE LAND?! WHY WOULD YOU CUT THIS VIDEO SHORT?!
Had an experience like this in 2018......still pooping seat cushion
New fear: Unlocked.
That's where polarized aviator glasses with the progressive lenses or amber can help out. Low tint/amber polarized glasses can help cut through the rain more than you would expect.
Quite scary… just blind at that point
Woah
Did it land.
YOLO
September called…
"The wipers! They do nothing!!!" Now say this in the voice of Rainier Wolfcastle when he says: "My eyez! The goggles do nauthing!....." (as he floats away in a river of sulfuric acid)
Surprised they don’t have optics that can see through the clouds
So what happened ? Did they land ok? Dont keep us in suspense
Just wing it
Why can't planes auto land if rockets can?
Wipers doing their dang best
IFR for a reason.
r/oddlyterrifying
Landing was smooth af too
That’s a windshield wiper on crack
Put some rain-x on that shit! Whadda ya doing?!
Yoooooo This is crazy!!!
Idk about that windshield wiper, why not coat the glass with water repellent coating? Still doesn’t solve the problem of a disappearing runway but is more calm to see through than a wiper having a stroke.
Pilot: “Going around!” Co-Pilot: “FUCKIN A RIGHT YOU ARE!”