A 747 takes off from Paro, Bhutan

[iwannaflySC]

In response to igorski's suggestion in another post,

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=1100817831

hmm on-runway parking  :o i'd better let you off the 747, if you got it down there no taxiway to turn it round on! Though I reckon a lightly loaded jumbo Could make it in or out

I took a default 747-400 off the runway at Paro, Bhutan (VPBQ).



VR.  Just a tad bit of runway left.  Flaps 20 (don't know if that's ok on a 747 in real life or not, but this baby took to the air at about 160 kts.)



Ok, made it out of the cliffs surrounding the airport.



Still some terrain though!  Should be ok though!  

The max. pitch was 20 degres.  Not too steep.  

But then, I had only about 57300lb of fuel, or about 15%!  Don't think I can fly her anywhere really!

[Northwest 102]

You must have barely cleared those clifts?

MIKE

[igorski]

yee haa!  :D good flying! and if you look out of the right side of our aircraft you will see... eek the ground very close!!

lol, nice shots and flying