A380

Airbus A380-900 Virgin (USA) Atlantic Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) --> (Japan) Narita Intl (RJAA)

2:24 pm. Waiting for passengers to board, airline meals to be loaded, fuel, and other necessary work to be done.
It looks pretty busy as the flight is due to depart soon.
Redundant landing gears on this huge airplane.
This is how it looks like staring at the 380 from the ground up.
Almost ready to depart. Just waiting on a few more late passengers.
Doing pre-taxi checklist before taxiing.
Check list done, ready for departure.
Taxiing down the Los Angeles Intl airport.
Takeing a last look at the terminals before take-off.
Getting permission for take-off.
A380 ready for take-off.
Take-off checklist... done. Engines N1 to 100%.
Flaps at position 2.
"80 knots", "V1" (105 knots), "Rotate" (140 knots)
"V2" (160 knots) "Established positive climb rate"
Landing gear up
1000 ft, retract flaps fully.
One last look at LAX. Climbing to 30,000 feet cruise altitude.
Up at 30,000 feet.
Leaving the US' west coast.
Now at cruising altitude the captain has turned off the seat belt sign. Passengers are free to roam the aircraft. This is a look at economy class seats.
Staring out the window.
Economy class seats near the rear of the plane.
This is the business class.
A lot of legroom
Passengers have individual LCD monitors.
Stairs to the upper deck.
Flying over the ocean.
In the pilot's cockpit.
It's getting dark. I guess this is going to be a night landing in Japan.
Closing in on Narita Intl.
On final approach. Gear down, flaps extended. Check approach landing speeds.
A plane didn't clear the runway in time so I had to go around for another approach.
This is approach #2. Cleared to land.
Lineing up on the ILS.
Touchdown!
Reverse thrust, Brakes applied, speedbrake is set. A safe landing in Japan.