A biz-jet’s nose-down crosswind arrival – Four Minutes of Flight #12

Welcome to Four Minutes of Flight — our weekly aviation highlights series! Every episode features the most exciting moments we capture during our live streams at Manchester Airport and beyond. This week includes: An AirX Bombardier Challenger 850 (9H-JAD) makes a striking nose-down approach in crosswind conditions. As the jet crosses the threshold, the pitch corrections continue right down to the flare. The aircraft meets the runway crest with the nose still noticeably down — a dramatic sight that leaves you studying the touchdown moment frame by frame. A night-time start-up sequence on the mighty Airbus A380. Engine 1 spools, then 2, followed by 3 and 4 together — the deep, bass-rich rumble of ignition rolling across the apron. Heat haze shimmers visibly in the floodlit darkness, turning a routine procedure into an audible and visual spectacle. If you enjoy live aviation, real-time ATC moments, engine power, big jets and dramatic weather — you’ll love this series. ⏱ New episodes every Wednesday at 5:00 PM UK Time 🎥 Live streams every Monday & Thursday evening, plus Saturday morning 🔔 Subscribe to never miss the next big moment! ⸻ Timestamps 00:00 - A very unusual landing approach 00:12 - Welcome to Four Minutes of Flight 00:15 - Pilot performs a nose-down landing 01:33 - Amazing A380 engine start-up sequence 01:48 - A380 engine one starts 02:35 - A380 engine two starts 03:21 - A380 engines three and four start 04:18 - HYPE and like the flght! ⸻ About flght We stream aviation from Manchester Airport in all weather — storms, low-visibility ops, crosswinds, early mornings and nighttime departures. #A380 #FourMinutesOfFlight #flght #aviation #planespotting #avgeek #airportoperations #aviationdaily #landing #manchesterairport #EngineStart #StartYourEngines © 2023–2026 flght LTD. All rights reserved.