Aproximación al aeródromo de montaña suizo de Sion (LSGS) en caza L-39. Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros

Video from the channel Warbird-Aviation Switzerland by Globalplanemarket about Aero L-39 Albatros, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 12:45. Language: English. Video type: Onboard.

The video shows, from the cockpit of an Aero L-39 Albatros, the arrival at Sion airfield, in the Swiss Alps: from the climb after takeoff to the landing on runway 25 and the engine shutdown.

After takeoff, the crew runs the climb checklist: flaps and gear up, climb power, landing light off, and a check of temperatures and fuel, which is around 550. Passing between the mountains, the terrain proximity warning system repeats its alerts. With the runway in sight, the pilots identify the town of Crans-Montana, with its lake and golf course. Sion tower clears them to land on runway 25 with wind at 040 degrees and 3 knots. The pilot delays lowering the gear and flaps to reduce noise, confirms three green lights, passes through flaps one and lands with full flaps. Afterwards they retract the flaps and switch off the air conditioning and pressurization.

At the end, the pilots discuss whether the turbine needs time to cool before shutting it down: it depends on whether high power was used at the end of the flight, and before cutting the engine all the switches are turned off.