Birmingham Airport - Video Thread

[Ray Finkle]

As the discussion has evolved more about the future of Emirates I've moved it to the EK thread linked below.

http://www.forums4airports.com/threads/380/page-45

 

[Ray Finkle]

Emirates 777 waves goodbye to BHX

This seems to have made the Birmingham Mail

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-pilot-waves-goodbye-cockpit-13828318

Nice of the pilot to comment on the clip

Incredibly, the pilot later commented on the video on YouTube.

Rob Savory wrote: “Thanks for posting my last departure from BHX. I am sure we will be back occasionally.

“Going to miss it, but not the crosswinds.”

 

[Aviador]

I need to revisit this thread to watch all the videos in full. Some really great footage there guys!

 

[Hassaan]

Does anyone know anyone who has interesting footage of BHX that hasn't been shared anywhere yet? I'd love to look at it and maybe put it on my YouTube channel, with full credit of course.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Some clips of recent visitors to MAEL.

Courtesy of the legendary flugsnug.

 

[Ianbutty]

At this rate they may consider expanding MAEL before long. Thanks for posting.

 

[Brum X]

MAEL certainly makes BHX alot more interesting.

 

[Ray Finkle]

At this rate they may consider expanding MAEL before long.

A third bay is already under consideration and if they keep hoovering up contracts like they have been then it will certainly be needed.

The one thing that may scupper those plans is the Boeing hangar planned for Gatwick which may be more beneficial for the likes of Virgin and Norwegian.

 

[jfy1999]

A review of Blue Air's flight to Cluj Napoca. Unfortunately it was a very negative experience due to an elderly aircraft (738 YR-BMH; one wonders how the even more ancient 734's compare!)

 

[Ray Finkle]

Doesn't sound as good as a 757

 

[BHXsupporter]

An absolutely classy video summary Best of Birmingham Airport 2017 of nearly 2 hours has been posted by Ian Kirkpatrick. I recommend it highly - very nicely filmed and compiled.

At around 1h 32' there is an interesting sequence where a FlyBe on the apron is attended to by two fire engines and both Ian and the pilots inside seem they are trying to identify why they are there. Co-incidentally he pans outside the airport and shows a distant fire. Can anyone throw any light on either incident that day?

 

[jfy1999]

Ryan Kirkpatrick is to my knowledge the first to catch the TUI 787 from Phuket on video:

 

[Kevin Farnell]

A review of Blue Air's flight to Cluj Napoca. Unfortunately it was a very negative experience due to an elderly aircraft (738 YR-BMH; one wonders how the even more ancient 734's compare!)

Another video from 'Paul's Trip Reports'. This time, from BHX to PRG on CSA Czech Airlines A319 (upgraded from economy to business class).

Other than praising the lounge 'No1 Lounge' as one of the best in the UK, little more is said of his transit through BHX. The trip on a whole, seemed very pleasant.

Kevin

 

[jfy1999]

One wonders how it compares to the Smartwings and Travel Service 737s that are being used more often than Czech's own aircraft at the moment!

 

[jfy1999]

A380 crosswind landing and takeoff in Storm Eleanor

 

[TheLocalYokel]

With the onboard Emirates cameras it can be a little off putting for nervous flyers if they are looking via the tail camera or flight deck camera to see the aircraft pointing well to the side of the runway immediately before landing. Then again, perhaps nervous passengers don't view the onboard cameras.

We experienced a landing with a strong crosswind with Emirates at Melbourne a few years ago and I found it fascinating to watch how the pilot brought the 380 around in line with the runway as we touched the ground.

 

[Ianbutty]

With the onboard Emirates cameras it can be a little off putting for nervous flyers if they are looking via the tail camera or flight deck camera to see the aircraft pointing well to the side of the runway immediately before landing. Then again, perhaps nervous passengers don't view the onboard cameras.

We experienced a landing with a strong crosswind with Emirates at Melbourne a few years ago and I found it fascinating to watch how the pilot brought the 380 around in line with the runway as we touched the ground.

Proves that despite all of human kind's advances in technology we cannot completely fight off the force of moving air (the same thing we breathe) against 575 tons aeroplane. It is like watching the worlds biggest ships being tossed around in a raging sea.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Proves that despite all of human kinds advances in technology we cannot completely fight off the force of moving air (the same thing we breathe) against a 575 tons aeroplane. It is like watching the worlds biggest ships being tossed around in a raging sea.

Certainly is. When we came back from MEL the last time our 380 was bouncing around the sky for 8 or 9 hours of the 13.5-hour MEL-DXB flight. There is often turbulence on the route but we've never experienced it to that degree for so long, with cabin staff strapped in for periods of the flight.

 

[Ray Finkle]

A6-EUZ in the Year of Zayad 2018 Livery

 

[Ray Finkle]

Two videos from flugsnug