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Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:10 am
by Bazza

Don't know whether this pix is a re-hashed joke or for real - the text that came with it suggests it is Corfu.
After much research - I find the Corfu is an Island off Greece, and the only Airport there seems to be Ioannis Kapodistrias.
I found this on the Sim and flew from there but can't see anything as dramatic as this. Can any Greek, or holidaying type UK people enlighten me.....?
Bazza
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:57 am
by JRoc
Never been there myself, but judging by these
Images, particularly the aerial photos it seems that there aren't any roads that would be close enough (for such a low approach).
I've only looked at the first few, though.
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:08 am
by Delta_
That picture is a fake, you really think an aeroplane can fly that close to traffic lights and not hit them at least once? Although if it was true it would not surprise me, the greeks love doing crazy stuff sometimes! ;D
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:17 am
by Hagar
[quote]That picture is a fake, you really think an aeroplane can fly that close to traffic lights and not hit them at least once?
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:02 am
by ozzy72
I've never been to Corfu, but many of these airfields on islands are like this. Also note the warning light mounted on top of the traffic lights. Also on the left is the familiar looking security fence. If it is a fake, then its a ruddy good one for attention to detail!
In Gibraltar the main road to Spain runs through the middle of the runway, so after seeing that nothing surprises me

Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:25 am
by Hagar
I've never been to Corfu, but many of these airfields on islands are like this.
Not only on small islands, unless you consider Britain a small island. The main runways at RNAS Ford & RAF Tangmere were exactly like this. Although both airfields unfortunately closed many years ago the traffic lights are still in use.
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:40 am
by Craig.
its all camera trickery, it looks real enough. If you look at the road and traffic you can get an idea of the distance from the plane to the lights, looks at least 50 yards. Bristol airport while not quite as built up around it
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:54 am
by -sam-
Hi there,
take a look at this picture
http://www.airwork.nl/airportguide/airp ... -corfu.jpglooks like the street in front of the runway is the same like the one on the photo shown above !
cheers
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:39 am
by RollerBall

What a gullible lot you are
Take a look on airliners.net. The typical aircraft flying into Corfu are Airbuses, 737s, 767s and goodness knows what.
D'you really think they'd let those fly down a main street at or below building height through traffic?
Cmon - I ask you ::)
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:36 am
by Hagar

What a gullible lot you are
Maybe not as gullible as you suggest.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/676686/M/Take a look on airliners.net. The typical aircraft flying into Corfu are Airbuses, 737s, 767s and goodness knows what.
The photo is undated. Here's an Olympic Airways ATR-42 landing at Kerkyra Airport, Corfu on August 31, 2003.
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:11 pm
by RollerBall

You do have far too much time on your hands...
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:00 pm
by Hagar
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:22 pm
by ATI_7500
A talented woman that is...

Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:40 pm
by Bazza
At least some interesting points have come out of this, even if I'm no further ahead with a definite verification from someone "who has been there."
1. It appears we have no Greek simmers on our site ?
2. The replies were more interesting than "what was your last meal."
3. Hagar has done a great quick research job ...
4. If the crossing was genuine, and in New Zealand, there would be solid swinging arms to prevent those one in a thousand idiots from driving straight thru.....
We have hundreds of railway crossings here and a history of carnage at them. I would be a worried pilot as I approached this one.
5. If I had to choose, so far I think it's genuine.
Re: Anyone Know Corfu (Greece ?)

Posted:
Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:46 pm
by Tequila Sunrise
well I've been there but I honestly couldn't tell you ::)