Watch: Pilot lands 394-ton A380 sideways as Storm Dennis rages

The Etihad Airways A380 from Abu Dhabi was forced into a special manoeuvre when landing at Heathrow due to strong crosswinds.…

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[JG-fegx]

Every seat needed to be cleaned after this flight, and that pilot deserves a raise

[bendingspring]

Remember when all aboard used to clap in appreciation of a plane having landed well in adverse conditions ??
This pilot deserved a ten minute standing ovation!

[chrisdee]

Imagine being seated at the back, looking out the window and wondering why the runway is coming straight at you.

[samsiryani]

Now that’s what you call a pilot with great heart and skills to land that monster in a wind storm like a champ. Respect son.

[lamasu]

That level of skill is insane to do that. That's the pilot you want taking you places.

[elizemuller]

It literally looked at one stage as if the plane was hovering in one spot, like a helicopter. Amazing skills!

[dalewright]

Out of the many crosswind landings I have witnessed first hand. This is rated at pucker factor 100% Hats off to the pilot

[watchmantodayreloaded]

I've never seen an enormous plane like this looking like a harrier landing before ... but this sure looked close to it from this angle.

[notryoshi]

Car owners: "I can drift..."

Pilots: "impressive"

[alanjm]

The pilot:

"That runway was very short. But incredibly wide!"

[chuckredd]

I had that happen to me while taking flight training. My instructor, a Greyhound bus driver, WW2 pilot, took over the controls and was flying sideways down the runway and right before touch down straightened it up for a perfect landing!! I asked him what I was suppose to do in same situation. He replied fly to another airport. Great Instructor!!!

[dianegenx]

That is experience, expertise, control, and patience all in that one amazing pilot. What a professional!

[amazer]

Speaks volumes about the skill, experience and composure of pilot.

[Bowlnmike]

Imagine sitting on the starboard side and looking out the window, straight down the runway.

[johngregor]

Pilot: "That was the shortest runway I've ever landed on" Copilot: "It's also the widest".

[theacoustictrigger]

This is what aviation is all about. You don’t know what “Winds” mean unless you’ve flown a machine through them. Kudos to the pilots. Proud of the fraternity ♥️

[theonlysquirrelybird]

This is why pilots deserve every penny of their wages and more.. 100's of lives resting in their hands and they can still perform like this under pressure.. hats off

[Edaloy]

The extreme energy that rubber absorbs is astounding, no wonder they cost as much as a car each

[kkrankie]

Passengers on the starboard side “Wow, that’s a long runway. Why are we landing sideways?”

[rishavdhariwal]

When you wanted to become a drift racer but your parents insisted on becoming a pilot