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Dassault Falcon (Mystere) 20F-5

Reg.: N911DT

MSN: 471

Location & Date

Philipsburg / St. Maarten - Princess Juliana (SXM / TNCM)
St. Maarten - September 29, 2006

Caption

How Low Can You Go? Happy Maho Beach!

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Rotate

3K Switzerland

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Photo Added: October 20, 2006

Comments (171)

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow! That's pretty low!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Must be the lowest I've ever seen...guess he just made it past the fence! GREAT!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

The lowest of the low!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Great shot, guss we can find this guy in Guiness World Records?

Anonymous

12 years ago

That's gotta be the lowest approach photographed! Unbelievable! Great shot!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Yeah!!!!Maho rocks!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

WOW!! Unbeleaveble!!! Really low Great shot!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Great job on capturing this, one of the best that I have seen! Imagine being that sunbather at the time!

Anonymous

12 years ago

How did he get over the fence?!... 5*s

Anonymous

12 years ago

5 Stars! Congratulations! The best pic of the lowest aproach in Maho Beach!
Greetings from Rio Gallegos, Argentina!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Look at the shadow on the sand! Really low.

Anonymous

12 years ago

5 seconds later he would of hit that black car. Lucky that guy underneath isn't 7ft and he stands up he be halfway downt he rwy. Great picture

Anonymous

12 years ago

It just what it is an awesome approach.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Could almost touch it!

Anonymous

12 years ago

OMG!! thats amazing, that person must have een a bit concerned at that point, how did it get over the fence! Great shot, have have been scared when it was coming in though! well done

Anonymous

12 years ago

You're telling me that didn't hit the fence!!! Amazing

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow ! ! ! it's Amazing !

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow! If this is a genuine photo that is dangerously low! No question about it - crazy!

Anonymous

12 years ago

WOW Increbible, I wish I was there. This photo is very good cuz of light.

Anonymous

12 years ago

WOW. That is really low.

Anonymous

12 years ago

The shot is amazing, but what amazes me is the guy underneath seems like he could care less!

Anonymous

12 years ago

OMG! Must have been quite scary for the man under the aircraft :D Although I think it was not quite nice for the people in the cars too! Through the next year or two this might be the ''top viewed photo of all time''
A fenomenal job with the photo. I always get impresed with theese SXM approaches

Anonymous

12 years ago

Nice landing!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow....how the heck did he clear the fence??? Great photo!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

That guy is full throttle just now ! What a timing man, awesome pic !!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow!One of the best Maho Beach pictures out there! Well Done!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Awesome shot!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wouah ! Certainly, the most beautiful Maho picture I've seen ! The Falcon 20-5 is also beautiful ! Congrats for this really nice shot. See the guy in the shadow ;))

Anonymous

12 years ago

This is way to low! Bad pilot.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Congratulations!

Superb shot of a clown showing off for the public and endangering them too.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Love the sign: DANGER! Those people don't seem to care at all. Great shot Rotate

Anonymous

12 years ago

I seriously wish I could claim to be as cold-blooded as the dude with the best view of the main gear. VERY cool picture.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Just GREAT, SUPER!!! How low can you go, indeed!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Too low! terrain! pull up! pull up! i wonder how that person under it felt!

Anonymous

12 years ago

I could grab the landing gear!
Amazing low approach!
Perfect timing!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Right time, right place, unless you're on the beach!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Imagine if that person below jumps and raising his hands!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Good photo, but it seems like at this rate they are going to clip the fence! I belive that, they did a little bit of adjusting in order to clear that fence.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Why is too low if the plane has plenty of runway ahead.

Anonymous

12 years ago

5 stars.... Did I dream ? The cockpit window seems to be open ? The dog probably don't know that he is the luckiest one on earth !

Anonymous

12 years ago

Space shuttle, cleared to land! Man he is low! I would do the same though! Anyone need a haircut? 5 big stars from me! ;)

Anonymous

12 years ago

Wow this is the lowest approach Ive seen, AMAZING!

Anonymous

12 years ago

5 Stars, for this great shot of SXM!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Someone said they can tell he's too slow... I'd bet he's on that throttle full-on at this moment till he clears that fence... ;-)

Anonymous

12 years ago

I bet the person in the shadow, after being frozen in place by fear and disbelief, ran to change his pants afterwards! I don't see how this clown cleared the fence, unless he was climbing, which is another scary thought!! But that could explain his AOA.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Crazy pilot! Great picture - 5 stars!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Duck.........where? NO!! DUCK!!!! lol i think this is the lowest approach ever at SXM!! holy crap!! they should sell earplugs there as well......the sign in the background gives a good warning 5+ stars!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Another crazy texan trying to scare the fish outta the water *note the flag on the tailfin lol 5 stars

Anonymous

12 years ago

5 stars!!!!
congratulations

Anonymous

12 years ago

It's good pilot, and people on the beach, under shadow, had a courage :)))

Anonymous

12 years ago

It's great!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Glad the person sitting on the beach did not have an umbrella... lol

Anonymous

12 years ago

So good

Anonymous

12 years ago

Crazy pilot!!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Look at that man under the plane`s shadow! He must be thinking: What? Who took the lights off? Oh, it`s one of those planes again..
(Pilot has courage to land on this runway that day..)

Anonymous

12 years ago

Holy Mackeral! Very soon one of these planes will 'Go Below the Belt'. Thanks, Rotate, for sharing an 'Extremely Low' picture here.

Anonymous

12 years ago

I wonder how close he overflew the black car and the perimetral fence...next time he could try to cath it with an arresting hook! ;P

Anonymous

12 years ago

"Fence! Pull up! Pull up!"

Anonymous

12 years ago

Nice and LOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

So this is how they check the main gear for malfunctions?... Great shot for you... headache for the sunbather

Anonymous

12 years ago

Really amazing this photo and the approach, but I must say that I think that such as it is beatiful, it is dangerous... people are below very close, and also the hotel!!! I am astonished!! beatiful and awful at the same time... really!! regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina... Tony

Anonymous

12 years ago

The guy under the plane must have got kinda toasty from the jet blast

Anonymous

12 years ago

Out of all the pictures I have seen, I have to say this is one of the coolest. Nicely done. Congratulations on such a cool photo. Keep it up.

Anonymous

12 years ago

I love it!! but someday someone is going to catch it, I wonder...

Anonymous

12 years ago

Lucky moment, captured!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Is the guy in the shadow the maintenance inspector? Great catch. Should be eligible for awards.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Superb picture! Howdy folks, how about getting a new hairdue today? -Capt... we have to make a belly landing... -Great balls oh'fire, wheres our wheels son? -They're back at the fence sir -Hell no. No belly landing, will come around and ditch the sun of a beach heeehaaa

Anonymous

12 years ago

Any picture of an a/c on low approach to SXM gains five stars!! Landing gear must have almost clipped the fence!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Great shot!!!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Great¡¡

Anonymous

12 years ago

Very Good Pic

Anonymous

12 years ago

Looks like you could jump up and touch the gears.

Anonymous

11 years ago

"How Low Can You Go?" Many pilots would probably answer: As low as the ground allow!. Nice pic!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Love the shadows on the two people on the beach! Great shot! SXM is one of the great reasons for going to St. Maarten.

Anonymous

11 years ago

Nice way to get some shade! Great pic!

Anonymous

11 years ago

That's about as low as you can get!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Amazing! Crazy! My God! The "Nose up" angle is too big!
I am sure the pilot got sweat! No more then 10 feets!
Great shot! One in a million!!!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Cool, this guy is crazy

Anonymous

11 years ago

Awesome!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Wow Robin......what a stunner......I'm in awe!

Andrew
Singapore

Anonymous

11 years ago

Viva Maho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great pic. I actually got to meet one of the pilots for this plane.

Anonymous

11 years ago

Great Picture!!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Amazing photo. Captured in all it's wonderful appeal.

Anonymous

11 years ago

This photo is excellent. IMHO the PF should have been a bit higher on short finals- why in the world was he so low?! Anyhow, the photo is great not only because of the location, but it captured such a high AOA and I love the timing concerning the shadow over the beachers!

Anonymous

11 years ago

I don't know what the guy thinks, but is very cool.

Anonymous

11 years ago

Unbelieveable!!!!!!!!! Must have came pretty close to the fence too!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Would you prefer this little aircraft, or a 747?
747 all the way. :)

Anonymous

11 years ago

This photo deserves more than 5 stars. What a picture. I wish I could buy the print of it.
Thanks.
HB...

Anonymous

11 years ago

Perfectly framed shot, even with the angle of the flare. Excellent lighting, crystal clear focus, registration in full view, and Location, Location, Location. Where do I click for 6 stars?

Anonymous

11 years ago

Princess Juliana does make some best shots!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Congratulecion nice pic

Anonymous

11 years ago

Amazing

Anonymous

11 years ago

Timing. Everything in this photo screams "Timing!"... the angle of the airplane, the height of the airplane, the shadow, and... ooops, almost forgot, the idiot on the beach sitting smack-dab in the middle of an over-water approach to a short runway! (I would capitalize "idiot", but the instructions for this comment page tell me not to use CAPS!)

Anonymous

11 years ago

Outstanding capture. That is where the fun is!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Is it me or is the Co-Pilot turned around?
Great Photo.

Anonymous

10 years ago

Good

Anonymous

10 years ago

How did it not hit the fence??

Anonymous

10 years ago

This Falcon is way too low! Anyway, it

Anonymous

10 years ago

Excellent picture!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Don't stand up pal! Or your're gonna be blessed!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Simply amazing. it looks really low though

Anonymous

10 years ago

I think the pilot had a little too much fun trying to scare people!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Are these pilots drunk? :)

Anonymous

10 years ago

It wouldn't hurt if it hits you right? ...no maybe it will hurt... a lot. XD

Anonymous

10 years ago

I think the guy on the beach changed his underpants after that!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Very steep approaching.... great shot
i wouldn't like to be under this plane with these pilots

Anonymous

10 years ago

The photograph is super. The scary thing is seeing how far the fence away still is, and seeing how low the airfract is at that moment bound to be very close to clipping that fence. Looks like hes trying to pull up a bit

Anonymous

10 years ago

The guy under the plane doesn't look phased at all.

Anonymous

10 years ago

Wow thats low it seems like that guy under the plane could just stand up and grab onto the landing gear

Anonymous

10 years ago

Lol i bet pilots do that just to scare the life out of people on the beach

Anonymous

10 years ago

Was the FO trying to checkout the girls at the pool in the hotel... if you see closer he's lookin like TOO LOW.. TOO LOW PULL UP!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Ahh! i wouldn't fly this low if were you.

Anonymous

10 years ago

I find it ironic that this cowboy pilot is flying an aircraft based in Texas (state flag on the tail). There is no need to come in this low. A Falcon has one of the shortest landing distance of any jet, so why risk ripping the gear off? Stupid...

Anonymous

10 years ago

Yikes! i wouldn't be this close if i were you

Anonymous

10 years ago

I have heard about pilots needing to land quickly but this takes the biscuit!. No way on this earth would a sensible Pilot bring in his plane so low on approach, when the runway he is landing on is long enough to take a 747! Great picture

Anonymous

10 years ago

Too low! Beach spectators! Woop! Woop!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Surely not going to be able to cross the threshold? Has to be a go-around. Great pic!

Anonymous

10 years ago

Great shot but thats one very dangerous landing.

Anonymous

10 years ago

That guy sitting directly under the jet, has the nerves of steel.

Anonymous

9 years ago

"Hey, five dollars says I can touch the landing gears!"

Wow, that's low.

Anonymous

9 years ago

That's the only perfect picture on the whole world

Anonymous

9 years ago

This for me is the ultimate SXM photo(I have spent a week there).The aircraft I reckon is 12 ft above the sand but not decending..hence the high AOA,he holds this to over the fence(around 5ft+)This is pure speculation the co Pilot is looking right for a visual reference re.altitude.

Anonymous

9 years ago

Best funny picture should have moved

Anonymous

9 years ago

SXM at it's best
Spotter's paradise

Anonymous

9 years ago

What a crazy pilot!

Anonymous

9 years ago

Somedays, a pilot landing there is going to feel a bump right before touchdown.

Anonymous

9 years ago

That is too close for comfort! WOW Great pic!

Anonymous

9 years ago

Superb amazing aircraft.. magnificent to own.. Beautiful sleek aircraft..

Anonymous

9 years ago

Its giving people shade XD

Anonymous

9 years ago

One of the best!!! Maybe the one...

Anonymous

9 years ago

This just to low for me notice the danger signe under the weels

Anonymous

9 years ago

Luckily they are laying down !!

Anonymous

9 years ago

911DT. Is that Donald Trump?

Anonymous

9 years ago

This is a excellent shot! I feel like I'm in the cockpit with the captain. Seriously, this in one of the bet landing shots I've seen...

Anonymous

8 years ago

Look at the guy sitting right beneath the plane, as if nothing special happened at the moment! nice catch!

Anonymous

8 years ago

I don't think the spectator is as close at it seems. The shadow is an optical illusion and the man is probably closer to the edge of the left wing. You can see the suns reflection on the right side of the fuselage, casting a shadow down and to the left.

Anonymous

8 years ago

"go out of the sun^^"

Anonymous

8 years ago

Aaahh!

Anonymous

8 years ago

"The shadow is an optical illusion..."
No, look at the comm antenna on the vertical stab. The Sun is straight overhead.

Anonymous

8 years ago

Notice the danger sign in the background.

Anonymous

8 years ago

Aww, perfect sun, perfect beach, all it needs is a jet hurling towards your head! nice shot!

Anonymous

8 years ago

I'd love to be this guy!

Anonymous

8 years ago

Great photo from precious ((Philipsburg / St. Maarten)) collection

Anonymous

8 years ago

I hope they made it over the fence!

Anonymous

8 years ago

Sonesta advertising

Anonymous

8 years ago

That's one crazy pilot! Nice picture indeed, but a VERY dangerous manouver... Irresponsible!

Anonymous

8 years ago

I can't believe this a/c did clear the fence..... or did it ?

Anonymous

8 years ago

What a shot off. Absolutely no reason to land like that, even at SXM. Great photo though!

Anonymous

8 years ago

A very good shot, of a very poor pilot! Great photo!

Anonymous

7 years ago

Ex KLM pilot or what???

Anonymous

7 years ago

The guy is so scared he can't move!

Anonymous

7 years ago

Nice picture! I am surprised that no comment is made regarding the N number.

Anonymous

7 years ago

The most expensive parasol in the world!

Anonymous

7 years ago

Wow !

Anonymous

7 years ago

Flaring a little to soon/ fast.

Anonymous

7 years ago

What fence, tower ? ....

Anonymous

7 years ago

I want a room in that hotel,lol

Anonymous

7 years ago

Aaah Finally the shade is here!!!! - doubleC MW

Anonymous

7 years ago

4 red lights on the PAPI!

Anonymous

7 years ago

Amazing shoot!! ...

Anonymous

7 years ago

Seriously, if the guy stood up and jumped, he would've touched the landing gear! incredible!

Anonymous

7 years ago

Think the PAPI might have been 4 green on that... shining through the grass ;-)

Anonymous

6 years ago

OMG! amazing picture, I think he's a little high, aha :)

Anonymous

6 years ago

Holy Cow-that iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissss looooooooooooow!

Anonymous

6 years ago

Those General Electric CF700 sure was a treat for the person sitting below the aircraft.

Anonymous

6 years ago

To the person wondering if its Trump, I doubt it, theres a cuban flag on the tail...

Anonymous

6 years ago

Is he trying to land on the beach

Anonymous

6 years ago

That has to be one of the lowest approaches ever. That guy could literally stand up and touch the landing gear. I hope nobody was riding the fence, because they would have been run over.

Anonymous

6 years ago

'Yes,' the Wide-Body Heavy Jets have to come across the Beach 'Low,' but this Guy in a Falcon Business Jet is just showing off and absolutely did not need to be that 'Low' over St Maarten's Maho Beach! Princess Juliana's runway 10/28 is 7,546 feet long, more than enough for a little 'Falcon!' The Guy's a 'Hotdog,' and as far as Jets go, He's got a little 'Wiener!'