svaz Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 so which voice do you listen to, "glideslope, glideslope", or "terrain. pull up pull up" http://www.break.com/index/insane-landing-in-honduras.html Link to post Share on other sites
Chappie Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Wow, what a great place for photography!! That runway does not look much longer than 6 or 7,000ft!! Chappie Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Holy sh!t! That must be one of the scariest approaches ever! Link to post Share on other sites
ARK HERKY LOAD Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 A ANG C-130 crashed there back in the mid 90's landed long and ran off the runway. A few of the crew did not make it out. What a bad place to put a runway. Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I think I need a barf bag... Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Putting the good old adventure factor back in to aviation! That's gotta be a pretty non-standard landing strip/approach for any airliner pilot. Link to post Share on other sites
Frank Steffens Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Wow, that was wild! Was it me or did the pilot land a little short? Link to post Share on other sites
hazmatt Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Is that a slightly crosswind landing too? Man, it's a good thing the passengers can't see out the front! Matt Link to post Share on other sites
redgriffins38 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Ok so they can land the jet in there! BUT can they get it out? Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 That looks like fun! Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 My questions is, how did they take back off? Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I've heard the old Hong Kong airport had an insane approach......and they flew 747's in there!!! I think people that are afraid to fly are the only sane people in society. :o Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 There are several airports around the world that are like that. Try LAX at night coming in from the west over the ocean. Darwin Link to post Share on other sites
hazmatt Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I've heard the old Hong Kong airport had an insane approach......and they flew 747's in there!!! I think people that are afraid to fly are the only sane people in society. Is this the approach of which you speak? Matt Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun21 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) That flight originates out of here, MIA, where I'm currently working and when I first saw that video I checked with a few of the AA guys who fly it and they said that they normally turn off the GWS on approach, if your not wheels down by 700 ft (the second paved area on the left) you must execute a missed approach as you will run off the end of the R/W and into a 75 ft ditch. The 757 is the biggest a/c that can operate out of that field. All pilots on that route must have 2 live training approaches and full stop landings before certification and it cannot be flown from the right seat. Also there is no approach from the opposite end of the R/W as there is no room for a missed approach, it isn't even practiced. The takeoffs are easy, mains on the first brick, power to 110%, release breaks when the a/c starts skidding on the wheels ... pray in any language of your choice. Itch Edited August 24, 2007 by Cajun21 Link to post Share on other sites
devil505 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Having a hook would make me feel better. <_< Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Kethan Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I haven't done the Honduras approach, but I did do the "Hong Kong curve" into Kai Tek about 12 years ago.. It was interesting, but not as interesting as the one in Honduras! Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Phartycr0c Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 KAI TAK airport in Honk kong, involved approaching aircraft flying into a valley as part of the decent. The airport on this approach was in the next valley and off to the right. The Video was shot from the mountain at the head of the approach valley on which was an extremely large checkerboard which indicated the point to commence the turn onto runway heading, a larger version of the chevron board similar to sharp corners on the road. Having completed this turn, as can be seen from the vid aircraft approached a matter of feet above a residential area. No room for error. Suffice to say a completely new airfield has been built with ocean approaches both ends. Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 if i ever go there: im traveling by coach, that approach is insane! Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 That is some "vantage" point! Link to post Share on other sites
Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 (edited) Looks like any approach into Orange County. Pig ..And yes, he did touch down short-prior to the threshold. Oops. Edited August 24, 2007 by Pete "Pig" Fleischmann Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 I remember reading the old Kai Tak airport at Hong Kong was a hairy approach. Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 (edited) Looks like any approach into Orange County. The way you get vectored in there, particularly if you're arriving from the east, yeah, pretty much. :D Jackson Hole and Eagle are interesting too. Edited August 25, 2007 by David Walker Link to post Share on other sites
Da Ole Guy Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 KDCA in Washington DC is no fun from the north down the Potomac. Nifty right bank needed moments prior to touchdown over a damned bridge. Not fun did it in a T-39 and hated it. Leading edge slats sure chattered a lot! The field at Lajes, Azores is pretty tricky in most conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
Brady Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 So THAT is where the pic on the downstairs computer's desktop is from! Well now, ya learn something new every day. <_< Link to post Share on other sites
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