Germany beats England in Emirates’A380 challenge

Lukas Podolski, Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker inside an A380 flight simulator, at the Emirates Aviation Experience in London.

Three of Arsenal’s German players, Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil have triumphed after tackling a challenge from their English team-mates to land a double-decker Emirates A380. But don’t worry; it was all safely done in a brand new state of the art flight simulator, at the Emirates Aviation Experience in London.

Earlier this summer, English players Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson tested their A380 aerial skills in Emirates’ private flight simulators during a visit to Dubai.

Laying down the gauntlet, the English players taunted their German colleagues, “Just as in the upcoming England vs. German friendly – you won’t have a chance” citing Oxlade-Chamberlain’s near perfect landing back in Dubai as an example of what the Germans had to contend with.

“The competition from the English players does look tough” admitted Wilson Alves, Technical Supervisor and flight instructor at the Emirates Aviation Experience, after being shown a video of their landings, “but we’re looking forward to seeing some German efficiency in the air.”

After a short briefing on how to land the airline’s flagship aircraft by Wilson, Arsenal’s own giant Per Mertesacker, was first to volunteer to be in the double decker’s Captain’s seat.