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Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:37 pm
by patchz
The History Channel has a new show starting July 20th. The ad looked interesting and including a shot at Princess Juliana, plus some mid-air near misses. Looking forward to this one.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:07 pm
by SeanTK
Princess J is only extreme if you're on the beach behind a departing jetliner. (Sandblast)
::)

Expecting St. Bart's, Saba (which are all close to Princess J actually!), Kai Tak (though closed), Lukla, Courchevel, and maybe Burnsville's Mountain Air Airport in North Carolina.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/2NC0

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:19 pm
by skoker
Also Tegucigalpa and Saba are expected.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:21 pm
by Rich H
Lukla maybe?

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:10 pm
by patchz
Lukla maybe?

[color=#000000]If we're Luckyla.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:57 am
by olderndirt
Lukla maybe?

[color=#000000]If we're Luckyla.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:56 pm
by SubZer0
It's on right now... loving it! Gibraltar was really cool... it's got a road cutting right through the runway! :o

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:56 pm
by ApplePie
It's on right now... loving it! Gibraltar was really cool... it's got a road cutting right through the runway! :o

I was stopped in traffic there last year, it was a 10 minute long traffic light, but the wait was worth it...I got front row seats to watch a departing A320. Driving across an active runway was pretty cool too :D

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:18 am
by ShaneG_old
Very cool show, missed the first three though, so I'm hoping for a repeat performance soon.

I've got a couple of new places to fly at now.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:47 am
by patchz
[quote]Very cool show, missed the first three though, so I'm hoping for a repeat performance soon.

I've got a couple of new places to fly at now.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:46 am
by SubZer0
I think St. Barth's is the hardest.. I can't imagine having to keep a plane at such a nose down attitude (even with flaps!) on final.. I feel my speed would go way up and I'd have to flare too high to lose that speed, causing me to go off the end of the runway... lol. But then again, those are Islanders and Twotters.. not C-172's lol

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:42 pm
by B-Valvs
Saw your post. Meant to watch it. Forgot until 9, and at that time Deadliest Catch was on. Set my DVR to record it when it was on again from 12-2AM. Didn't record cause it ran out of space. So now I  have to see it on Saturday when it's a rerun.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

8-)

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:12 pm
by tcco94

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:58 pm
by gtirob01
Caught the second half of it last night, and saw it was on later so I set the DVR to record it and I will watch it tonight. Im not surprised San Diego is on the list. Its the busiest single runway in the US, and there is a ton of air traffic around San Diego. (See PSA crash) Plus the approach is fun, think on the lines of Kai Tak, but straight in. Then again, so is the departure since it is pretty steep.

Re: Most Extreme Airports

PostPosted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:15 pm
by 1olehippy
Great show...I took notes & when it was over I went to FlightSims..Scenery Lookup Maps & snagged the 3 I was missing...Gonna have some nail biting flight simmin'

Dave  ;D