A plane landed on the small helipad of the 7-star hotel in Dubai: the spectacular video of the feat

the Polish pilot Luke Czepiela made history by landing a plane on the small helipad of the most luxurious hotel in Dubai. He was the first to have it.

Czepiela parked the vessel in the iconic helipad of the 7-star Burj Al Arab hotel, which has 27 meters in diameterit has no landing reference and is located at 212 meters high (56 floors). It is worth clarifying that the “normal” length of a runway is around 2000 metres.

It took the specialist two years to prepare for the feat. The plane in which he achieved his goal was modified for the test: they lowered it to 425 kilograms and installed the fuel tank in the rear to make braking more aggressive.

Luke practiced extensively on a regular runway that he spun to simulate the helipad. He landed over and over again until he caught the diameter.

Before getting the feat, the pilot failed twice. Once he got there faster than he should have and another time he entered the platform too crooked, forcing him to go forward and fly high.

When he finally landed at the helipad, Luke said, “The dart is in the center,” acknowledging that he had…history”. When it was all over, the Pole did stunts with the vehicle above the UAE sky.

Agassi vs Federer at the helipad

In 2005, the hotel’s helipad hosted one of the most spectacular tennis matches in history.

Up there, high up, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer played some points during the Dubai tournament.

“It was an absolutely incredible experience. Once you get the hang of where you are and start playing, the sensations are incredible. I hadn’t had similar experiences in this situation,” acknowledged Agassi at the time.

“The view here is amazing. I didn’t expect something like this. I’ve been to Dubai many times and stayed in this hotel before. But this was something unique. Playing tennis with Andre at the top of the hotel, looking down The whole city is absolutely spectacular,” Federer commented.