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Not to me.
Pilot fighting cross winds or not?
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paflyer
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Lol, I fell for that one too.
Boooooooooooooo!
Hey, is that a turbine Duke in your avatar? Do you own it? Wanna be my BFF?
No, not mine, I think it's stock piston. I'd have one if I could find a hangar that would accommodate it.
Still want to be my friend?
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No, not mine, I think it's stock piston. I'd have one if I could find a hangar that would accommodate it.
Still want to be my friend?
That sure looks like turbines.
If not yours, then I withdraw my friendship request.
Graueradler
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I've seen action like that on the controls of a small SEL but when you consider the inertia of a plane the size of an airliner, I can't imagine it as real.
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Ever landed a transport jet with howling cross wind? Add in mechanical turbulence from the buildings and structures.
I have many times, even in NRT where the OP video was made. It can be quite challenging to say the least.
Fearless Tower
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One of the interesting things about this video is that it was being discussed over on one of the pro boards.....most were critiquing the pilot as a yoke pumper, except the guys who had actually flown into NRT. They all said it was pretty normal.
Kind of reminds me of the finding in the AA 587 crash. The simulator training concentrated so much on aggressively stopping any effects of turbulance that it lead to ripping the plane apart due to the extreme control movements.
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The pilot in the OP is not making any "extreme" control movements for that phase of flight.
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After a second look at the video, I think it is not excessive. Especially since it appears to have been sped up.
paflyer
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That sure looks like turbines.
If not yours, then I withdraw my friendship request.
OK, for you, they're turbines.
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Yes... I watched the video again without the music. That made a big difference. That, along with a speed up of the video, I would reconsider my earlier opinion.
The remaining "shoulder bounce" still has me miffed.
Rex Kramer
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Watching it without sound (which is how I originally viewed it), it doesn't seem sped up. Watch the guy's eyes shift from inside and out. Also the vehicles on the highway north of the runway. All seem pretty normal.
The shoulder bounce is because the camera is affixed to the aircraft. If anything, that should be a clue it's pretty turbulent.
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Looks normal for those conditions to me. There's tons of cockpit vids out there with similar perspectives in those conditions, and they are all similar in aggressive yoke movement. The music is annoying, but it doesn't look sped up at all. Interesting thread.
Looks good to me