Mia777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2002, 1165 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2189 times:
haha...I have a strong feeling this same topic has been discussed around 50-60 times (at least?). Yea...Kai Tak was the most exciting approach...
Planesarecool From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 4089 posts, RR: 13 Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2173 times:
From memory Corfu and San Diego were both pretty exciting
Bd1959 From Australia, joined Oct 2002, 450 posts, RR: 2 Reply 3, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1976 times:
I've done the Kai Tak and (I know I'm very much in the minority here) didn't find it all that exciting - too much turning and twisting, being seated on the port side for the checkerboard approach I didn't get to see that much.
Enjoyed the approach into Gibraltar - sea, sea, - are we going swimming?? - sea, sea, flash of grey tarmac and you're down. The car's queued at the traffic lights to cross the runway also added to the "novelty" of the landing.
Elephantboy From Thailand, joined Sep 2003, 147 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1842 times:
To my experiences, approaching and taking off from Paro International Airport in the Kingdom of Bhutan is the most exciting. Druk Air BAe 146-100 (the only airline that serves Paro) has to make a descend into mountain ridges, many left and right turns with wings so close to the mountains. The last turn I saw the runway and one minute later, I was on the runway safe and smooth.
Taking off was more impressive. There were many people who couldn't board the plane in the late afternoon flight, not because all the seats were taken but because the load was too much that the plane could not take off from the very short runway and air density was so light. (Bhutan is in the Himalaya and is even higher than Katmandu.) Captain told us that we had to wait until the temperature dropped another 2 Celsius. After about one hour's wait, BAe 146-100 took off (I think, with the break on first.) like a rocket. Then right after the nose was up in the air, the plane turned left and right and... I could not remember how many turns it made. And below I saw that we were crossing over the airport at 90 degree.
The pilot was so great and the flight was unforgettable indeed.
BCAInfoSys From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1749 times:
I dunno about exciting, but my fave approach has always been SEA. One time in particular, I was on a DL 762 from SLC, and we got a low, long approach from the south. We were at around 2,000 or so feet up for 10 or so minutes; from Tacoma all the way up to SeaTac. It was also around 8 pm on a summer evening and the sun was in the right spot to cast the whole area in that golden glow.
If you catch Seattle in good weather, it's just about the prettiest place in the place, IMO.
DIA From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 3273 posts, RR: 30 Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 1730 times:
Kai Tak hands down.
Existing: San Diego is good. SFO, DCA, MDW are all classics.
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Eastbay From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 211 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 1577 times:
Quito, with so much terrain and an elevation above 9000 feet. The volcanoes are quite impressive too!
Flyboy7974 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 1540 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1507 times:
kai tak hands down, but the most beautiful has to be landing in south lake tahoe, dropping down over the lake, beneath the sierra mountains, nothing like it
AA61hvy From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 13975 posts, RR: 59 Reply 11, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 1470 times:
Kai Tak..
DCA was fun too!
How is MDW good, DIA? I did it in March 2x's, and I didn't think it was all that. It was nice scenery though.
Flyboy7974 From United States of America, joined Jan 2003, 1540 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1382 times:
forgot about vegas, you must have a seat on the right side of the a/c though, usually, no matter what runway they are landing, the right side always has a great view of the strip
Capri From Morocco, joined Sep 2003, 280 posts, RR: 1 Reply 14, posted (9 years 8 months 1 week 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1357 times:
Do airlines have dedicated crew for those dangerous approaches and have extra training during their 6month review just for them?, i read somewhere way back that AF had special flight crew just for Kai tak
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