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I would say that this is not as hair raising as Kai Tak was!
I would have to agree but at least at Kai Tak, you had the checkerboard, and if you couldn't see it, it was time to leave. What gets me here is that 45 right there at the last and then a 180 on the active.lol
There are a couple of others that come to my mind. The is San Saba airport (on Saba Island in the Caribbean) which has a 1300' runway with 70 foot drop of cliffs on each end. The other is Saint Barthelemy (Saint Barthelemy Island in the Caribbean) with a 2000' runway and the approach is really exciting as you have to essentially dive to the runway, pull and flare out in about 300' and if you overrun, your in the water. The reported Paro Airport in Bhutan is a difficult approach but has had regular air service with A319s and RJ146s. One of the really difficult airfields is Lukla, Khumbu (Everest) Region in Nepal which is up slop - land up and take off going down! Many cracks up have occurred there over the years.
There are a couple of others that come to my mind. The is San Saba airport (on Saba Island in the Caribbean) which has a 1300' runway with 70 foot drop off cliffs on each end. The other is Saint Barthelemy (Saint Barthelemy Island in the Caribbean) with a 2000' runway and the approach is really exciting as you have to essentially dive to the runway, pull and flare out in about 300' and if you overrun, your in the water. The reported Paro Airport in Bhutan is a difficult approach but has had regular air service with A319s and RJ146s. One of the really difficult airfields is Lukla, Khumbu (Everest) Region in Nepal which is up slop - land up and take off going down! Many cracks up have occurred there over the years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4qx9WE4
I agree with David :) San Saba airport is the most challenging one
I agree with David :) San Saba airport is the most challenging one
Well, ther are a whole lot of small fields and commuter airports that would probably fall into this category; while not tooting the horn of a big iron pilot, I think that this was the point of the video, just to show what they come up against sometimes. Some of these places, as you say may have scheduled service with a full jet of some type and shouldn't see anything bigger than a King Air. These guys also sounded like they either hadn't been there before or one was being trained/qualified to go in there. whether it's a C-150 or a 747, you just need to know how to FLY THE PLANE.
Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I was responsible for flight testing which included real low flying. I went through 3 flight engineers and one pilot... First we were using a Queen Air and following the nape of the earth, you worry about what you do if while climbing over a small hill in front, one engine quits! Upgraded to King Airs and Lear jets. There were a number of pilots, engineers and observers where barely able to stand as they had the shakes. One observer happened to look out to see the aircraft was just about to fly into a tall TV antennae - the guy wires can slice through and airframe real easy. Fortunately, the pilot pulled a hard turn and missed.