HankScorpio

Have seen several before but not this one....
Airliners.net Photos: KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-406

Sonic'

Not sure if its me, but it doesnt look real

myblackwrx

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Airplane on beach

same airport i think

YouTube - plane airplane beach plaj uçak kumsal WWW.MESCERE.NET

Sonic'

Must of just been that photo, the plane is really sharp image wise, but the rest looking blurry

HankScorpio

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myblackwrx

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i agree with you the plane is super clear but at least you can see planes do come in low

Sonic'

yep

warrenm2

St Marteen

Jamie

It is real

slipstream_uk

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Thats nuts

astraboy

respect to the man ducking down behind the threshold fence!
astraboy.

Janspeed

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Sure is real!!

Janspeed

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Here is how it goes!

YouTube - 747 Landing - St.Maarten

Janspeed

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This is hilarious!


YouTube - 747 Takeoff Sunset Beach SXM St Maarten


YouTube - St Maarten airport ...look Ma no hands!!

swampster

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If you click on this link you'll see there's quite a few photo's of planes landing at this airport, have a scan through them all there's some cracking shots!



Mind you I always thought this was a good picture as well... it's a bit more local..
Antonov An-124 Ruslan at Brize Norton

Geezer

Probably just panning, like in motorsport. The landing speed of a 747 is probably reasonably high, so the static stuff will be blurred if they are following the plane correctly.

There are loads of photos from that place, would love to go and see it.

Geezer

j4ckos mate

its real its sxm airport

EddScott

I know its not quite the same but when I go visit my bro in Gibraltar, it always makes me laugh that the runway has traffic lights and everyone has to wait for the plane to land before being able to drive/walk over to Spain

EddScott

That brings back some memories! I used to live in Witney and go to school just outside Faringdon, quite often to journey to school would be halted at the lights. Usually nothing more exciting than DC10s and C130H (can't spell hecules)

I did watch some kind of dogfight/target avoidance type thing between 2 A10s and a stealth over brize norton a few years ago.

Leslie

The approach into Ascension Island is similar to that except that there is a bit of a cliff between the beach and the runway. You get quite a bit of turbulence due to the wind by the cliff. The first landing I did there in the VC10 was at night so I couldn't see the cliff which helped

Les

SCD Simon

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This thread made me think of a 747 clip i've seen before
It's HERE
Must've been fun on board not

FlightMan

That's a fairly normal approach to the old Hong Kong airport, as you can see from this:

YouTube - Japan Airlines Boeing 747 crosswind landing Hong Kong

Looks even better at night:

YouTube - Cockpit View Night IGS 13 approach landing Hong Kong Kai Tak

What's your problem?




This is a 747 landing at SXM from the pilots view.

YouTube - Landing St. Maarten from Cockpit 747

Scoobychick

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We've stood in similar positions at the end of the runways of few RAF bases

SCD Simon

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Thanks for the info

SirFozzalot

marky1

What does he do in Gibraltar? I live there too......

Abdabz

That photo is a fraud People 10 feet from the plane all just going about their business on the beach... No ear plugs - So I am guessing the entire village is deaf

Leslie

The runway in Gibraltar is uphill from each threshold to the centre so you cant see the crossing or the second half of the runway as you are rolling uphill on the first bit. The first time you land there it makes you hit the brakes hard since you dont know how much runway you have left until you get to the top of the hill!

Les

EddScott

As a passenger its a bit alarming on take off when the first thing the plane does is bank hard (can't remember which direction). Its cool sitting on the balcony of the main building watching the planes land.

They just sold a flat in Bomb Lane. Think they are renting in Alcaidesa until they find somewhere new on Gib itself. They need to hurry so as not to lose the benefits of being Gib based (schools and stuff)

He works for (I think) Bet and Win and his wife works for Victor Chandler.

Would love to work there too.

Freak

It is a real photo
Go there and see for yourself....it's nuts.
Planespotters paradise really.