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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG.
KLM has a daily flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sint Maarten so you would think the pilots know the landing. This one (PH-BFG) came in a bit low (my guess is about 10 m) and was lucky to miss the fence. Look at the man in the white shirt ducking. The guy in the car was lucky. I have stood at the same location on many occasions to tak pictures and never felt uncomfortable. Just behind the fin you can see the terrace of the Sunset Beach Bar where you have a fantastic view of all the aircraft landing and taking off. The second picture is taken from the terrace and shows another 747 (PH-BFA) making a better approach. Regards, Herman |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
This has to be photoshopped.
"Herman" wrote in message b.home.nl... The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
No, they do land just like that.
"turt" wrote in message ... This has to be photoshopped. |
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turt wrote:
This has to be photoshopped. "Herman" wrote in message b.home.nl... The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. There are some great vids on Utube of people being blown into the ocean there also. And it is a game to hold the fence behind a heavy and see if you can keep holding on. Not too many try it though. |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
"turt" wrote in news:48c44603$0$4028
: This has to be photoshopped. I have been to St. Maarten and no, it is not photoshopped. The planes really do come in that low. |
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Maple1 schrieb:
turt wrote: This has to be photoshopped. "Herman" wrote in message b.home.nl... The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. There are some great vids on Utube of people being blown into the ocean there also. And it is a game to hold the fence behind a heavy and see if you can keep holding on. Not too many try it though. Only the blast or heat also? |
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Mitchell Holman wrote:
"turt" wrote in news:48c44603$0$4028 : This has to be photoshopped. I have been to St. Maarten and no, it is not photoshopped. The planes really do come in that low. Try landing in Guam...lol Big cliff in front of you...lol And it's close also........oh! man! JRW |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
"Maple1" schreef in bericht news:XHYwk.256089$gc5.126532@pd7urf2no... turt wrote: This has to be photoshopped. "Herman" wrote in message b.home.nl... The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. There are some great vids on Utube of people being blown into the ocean there also. And it is a game to hold the fence behind a heavy and see if you can keep holding on. Not too many try it though. And surprisingly many people think they can stay on the beach behind a 747 taking off. It's quite fun seeing them scramble away to stop being sandblasted :-) Regards, Herman |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
Herman wrote:
The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. KLM has a daily flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sint Maarten so you would think the pilots know the landing. This one (PH-BFG) came in a bit low (my guess is about 10 m) and was lucky to miss the fence. Look at the man in the white shirt ducking. The guy in the car was lucky. I have stood at the same location on many occasions to tak pictures and never felt uncomfortable. Just behind the fin you can see the terrace of the Sunset Beach Bar where you have a fantastic view of all the aircraft landing and taking off. The second picture is taken from the terrace and shows another 747 (PH-BFA) making a better approach. Does this runway run from one side of the island to the other? |
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B-747 landing at Sint Maarten
"David Hartung" schreef in bericht . .. Herman wrote: The first picture is from Airliners.Net but I want to share it with the NG. KLM has a daily flight from Amsterdam Schiphol to Sint Maarten so you would think the pilots know the landing. This one (PH-BFG) came in a bit low (my guess is about 10 m) and was lucky to miss the fence. Look at the man in the white shirt ducking. The guy in the car was lucky. I have stood at the same location on many occasions to tak pictures and never felt uncomfortable. Just behind the fin you can see the terrace of the Sunset Beach Bar where you have a fantastic view of all the aircraft landing and taking off. The second picture is taken from the terrace and shows another 747 (PH-BFA) making a better approach. Does this runway run from one side of the island to the other? No. Is on the western side of the Dutch part of the island. Jet aircraft always approach from the west (Yes, I know there will probably have been an exception. Never mind.). They also taxy from the apron to the western end of the runway, do a 180 and take off. At the eastern end of the runway there is Simpson Bay so there is no easy way to extend the runway but mostly the big jets have no problem landing. Taking off is another matter. Big jets can not take off with a full fuel load because there a hills at the other end of Simpson Bay. They take off with partly filled tanks and for trans-Atlantic flights they land at nearby islands with longer runways. That is one of the reasons the Sunset Beach Bar is so popular. You can sit there drinking something cold and wait for the plane carrying the people you expect to come in and when you bring people away you can drop them at the airport, go to the bar and wait for the plane to take off. Regards, Herman |
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