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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:05 pm    Post subject: Holy Crap! Reply with quote #1   
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=LMiG-VLYMXo&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #2   
Wow thats a short runway. No wonder he tried putting it down as early as possible ahh
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #3   
Wow, that looks like a pretty crappy place to land a plane!
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #4   
sg wrote:
Wow thats a short runway.

6112 feet, and smack-dab in the urban zone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toncontin_International_Airport

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #5   
Betcha American Airlines only sends senior pilots with lotsa hours into that place, I find it hard to land my ultralight crazy
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #6   
I expected a picture of the Pope on the john.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote #7   
In addition to the short field there are the issues of terrain and density altitude. All it would take is a failure of auto brakes or ground spoilers to really make things exciting.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote #8   
Imagine living in that suburb under the final approach!
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