For me it would be a toss up between Muscat and Tegucigalpa
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For me it would be a toss up between Muscat and Tegucigalpa
The old HongKong was good flying between the buildings.
^What I was thinking. Looking at peoples' laundry out your window......
Yep, Kai Tak was just the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by mykthemin
Worst is Wellington Airport.....always pays to wear brown undies on landing, just in case!
As a runway the 54 Olympic ski jump overlooking Innsbruck Cemetry takes soe beating,Mae Sodt still had wrecked Pacific arlies plane on tarmac last time I peeked.Of course in new improved Lie Land errors are painted over,One2die now called Occidental thai or some such
As you know you cannot name the criminals even if true in fairythailand
I flew Tegucigalpa to a small dive island and back years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by RangsitRiot
Don't remember the capital but the landing strip on the island with water at both ends was just long enough to land the 12 seater.
Last time I flew to Welly the wind blew the roof off the airport the day before. This was just a couple of years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
Yeah....and tight degree of turns that large aircraft weren't designed to make.Quote:
Originally Posted by mykthemin
Had to be a great and experienced pilot to fly into Kai Tak.
Good old days....
:)
Phuket is pretty nice.
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Athens is nice.
Vancover is very nice.
I like Phuket, San Francisco as well...... but the best had to be Kai tak. My cousin flew 747's in there on a regular basis for BA.
You fuckers are conscious when that shit's happening?
A few entuiast places
Papa ray with its sub minute hops
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Leticia in Colombia
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Barra land on the beach or this gem
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Manchester.
Driving up the M6 on a foggy morning chewing on an oatcake.
Faa'a International Airport - Papeete.
Most spectacular views.
Cape Newenham Alaska, an LRRS station. Located on the slope of a 2300' mountain, a 7 degree upslope. One way in and one way out. You land going uphill with generally a 20+ knot tailwind, You aim for the top third of the runway, land and taxi into the clouds to park on the apron.
Taking off I'd have someone drive me in pickup to the end of the runway to make sure it was out of the clouds, then you start your take off roll in the clouds and down the runway out of the clouds.
It was a rare day when you could actually see the top of the runway.
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But taking off out of the shorter 1800' and 1200' runways could be very interesting, especially over loaded (which we often were) in rainy soft condition.
Old Honkers was a good one.
But any eastern airport flying aeroflot where the pilots practice military takeoffs and landings is good.
Air France at CDG where they nearly killed us was memorable.
Memorable because the lazy mother fuckers weren't on strike?Quote:
Originally Posted by Necron99
Arriving into Mexico City on a clear night is impressive. So many lights, and so freaking huge.
First time there I had an aisle seat and didn't get to see any buildings. Only saw water out the windows on both sides when about to land. I thought 'Oh Shi...!!' but then heard the pleasant sound of wheels on tarmac.Quote:
Originally Posted by mykthemin
Maybe ATC was, we landed at night, airbrake out, engines in reverse the all of a sudden the pilot floored it and we took off at full throttle about 45 deg.Quote:
Originally Posted by withnallstoke
Shaky Capt came on the speaker and said we had to go around becasue the ground crew wasn't ready for us at the terminal which I correctly translated as "there was another plane on the runway"
Honkers definitely. Best landing was at night after circling around due to 'traffic congestion' so no can land. Skimming above buildings feeling as if the bowl of lights was about to suck us in.
My favourite is the one I land safely in.
Saying that a 4 second turbulance drop whilst approaching KL for landing last friday certainly had me thinking it was a bad idea to fly there.
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You will shit at takeoff and landing. Diapers are best...no toilet on board.
Flying to Phuket over Langkawi and Ko Phi Phi is quite nice.
Looking forward to flying onto this volcano, when the runway's finished
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and the best one for me was Auckland and be case I had been to Wellington and I as going home. and I could see my yacht waiting for meQuote:
Originally Posted by Little ChuchokYep, Kai Tak was just the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by mykthemin
Worst is Wellington Airport.....always pays to wear brown undies on landing, just in case!
In and out of there many times. Never could shake the urge to yell "pull up, pull up!!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobcock
Deadhorse Alaska in a white out, black ice runway, and 70 knot side wind. Land sideways and slide into the depot shack nose first to stop.
In and out of Tan Son Nut, Saigon in 66 and 67. Combat zone landings and takeoffs anywhere...staring out the cargo doors strapped to the floor going full JATO and holding on while your stomach turns upside down.
Catalina Island, landing into a shear wall, and take off and drop off the end like a aircraft carrier take off.
For beauty, SFO.
Manang airport on the Annapurna circuit would be scary too with the weather. The flight was not available when I was there in April since the only plane had crashed (killing all on board) a few months before.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeCoffee
I shared a jeep ride with an 89 year-old fella who had never gone by jeep before. The first time he had ever left Manang was when the flight became available and since then he had only ever flown until the plane crashed.
I flew a small plane from Penang to Phuket last month. It flies a bit lower than the airbus so nice view of both islands. $70 one way. I was gonna ferry from Langkawi to Penang but flights were going for 45 Ringgit ($15) inclusive of everything (fare, airport taxes, luggage, meal) which is half the price of the ferry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dillinger
If you come quickly in the Don Muang Mile Hi Club you can Roger over Rangsit,if your playmate is Roger you may have "TWIN PEAK' by screaming Roger and Out at the key moment.
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