Simviation Forum - How Low Can You Go?

Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 1:18pm

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This beats St. Maarten by all means Shocked

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/911730/L/

I am wondering...where the heck does that thing land? On a runway or a gravel strip?
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Ashar

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Reply #1 - Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 4:22pm

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This beats St. Maarten by all means Shocked

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/911730/L/

I am wondering...where the heck does that thing land? On a runway or a gravel strip?
Cheers all,
Ashar

Some of the BA/Loganair Twin Otters land on the beaches up in the Orkneys and Shetlands on commercial services, so I wouldn't be too suprised by anything! Grin

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Reply #2 - Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 6:08pm

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Reply #3 - Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 7:06pm

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theres a pretty nice addon for fs that has that airport

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Reply #4 - Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 7:12pm

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used to have chipmunks flying over our football field at that height on landing sometimes. From the angle this was shot, the plane looks a little lower than it is. Not much but a little. Grin

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Reply #5 - Sep 2^nd, 2005 at 7:35pm

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Some of the BA/Loganair Twin Otters land on the beaches up in the Orkneys and Shetlands on commercial services, so I wouldn't be too suprised by anything! Grin

Barra ....... the only schedualed airport in the world that's governed by the tides.

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Reply #6 - Sep 3^rd, 2005 at 7:16am

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http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/in-fly1/001-100/in-fly006_OmanDownLow_Shut...

And some high ranking guy there once flew the roof from a car... and he got fired

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Reply #7 - Sep 3^rd, 2005 at 7:53am

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Barra ....... the only schedualed airport in the world that's governed by the tides.

Thank you!

The name had escaped me!

The RAF frequently operates C-130 off Pembrey Sands in Wales too...

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Reply #8 - Sep 3^rd, 2005 at 10:30am

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Here is another of this low approach.....
.........and HERE is what the runway looks like from the air........Los Roques - SVRS in Venezuela

Just how short is this pre-landing beach ?.......take a look Here..........you can actually see the corner of the runway in this image............

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Reply #9 - Sep 3^rd, 2005 at 6:02pm

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On that last image link there rifleman ..........I think the words on the side of the aircraft translate to "The Tourists are Panicing!" Wink

best,

................john

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Reply #10 - Sep 3^rd, 2005 at 7:57pm

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Indeed..........

........this must make for some very interesting spot landing contests, between arriving pilots ???

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