Rockwell 690A Turbo Commander - Untitled | Aviation Photo #0911730

Anonymous

18 years ago

Splendid

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great picture, i love turbocomanders either Los Roques, Los Roques is the most wonderful place in the world

Anonymous

18 years ago

Just like Lil´jon said: GET LOOOW!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Holy crap!

Anonymous

18 years ago

It´s a great photo!!! Los Roques national park is a beautiful place and the pilots enjoy the landing.

Anonymous

18 years ago

That is a low approach, alright!!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Every time you see a landing on TV from Los Roques there's a Commander...and What an approach!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

What a fantastic shot!!! In an amazing place that unfortunately, most of the people din't know it

Anonymous

18 years ago

That's a great picture....that's very nice...I would like to land over there...but I'm in Costa Rica

Anonymous

18 years ago

Excellent shot. The low approach, the sun light, the sea...everything!!! Los Roques is just beautiful.

Anonymous

18 years ago

The best low approach I've ever seen.. And is on a beautiful place in my country like Los Roques!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great pilots job! Needs a lot of experience and knowledge about wind conditions in the Caribbean sea!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Awesome shot! You caught it at exactly the right moment, with the birds in the water and the boat in the background!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Very good

Anonymous

18 years ago

This is what I call a low approach!!!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Heh...Nice. Now if only someone was sleeping there when it flew over. heheh

Anonymous

18 years ago

Simply amazing. I wonder if all other aircraft make similar approaches?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Fabulous manfique

Anonymous

18 years ago

This is your captain speaking : we now fly at zero altitude !

Anonymous

18 years ago

I agree with the photographer...St. Marteen is no longer the king of low, beach approaches. Beautiful setting with a beautiful(in my opinion)twin...i want to try that approach now lol

Anonymous

18 years ago

Damn awesome

Anonymous

18 years ago

Can we get some 744s landing at that airport ;)?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wow, low to low

Anonymous

18 years ago

Now that's a photo you don't asee everyday!

Anonymous

18 years ago

My favorite kind of approch LOW!

Anonymous

18 years ago

I have flown thousands of hours in both the 690 and the Aero Commander 500B. This photo brings back many happy memories, but I have never had to do an approach as low as this. Shake hands with the pilot !

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wow! Definitely the new standard for low approach photography.

Anonymous

18 years ago

This photo sure revised the standards of low approaches! I assume the airport has no fences around ? :)

Anonymous

18 years ago

It's the distance to the ground combined with the suggestion of speed that makes this a very special picture. One mistake or misjudgement and the pilot will land in the sea!

Anonymous

18 years ago

This low approach is so much better than at SXM...nice shot!...but where's the runway?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Lowrider

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wow! Did this plane come in short????? LOL!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Verry good

Anonymous

18 years ago

A good one! I'm wondering whether you could also go to the area which it is passing at the moment :)

Anonymous

18 years ago

That's a picture, what a great low approaches, Los Roques Rocks!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wow! Wouldnt like to be building a sandcastle just there! Amazing shot.

Anonymous

18 years ago

To see a view on final app of this runway strip, go to www.lascatolablu.it/original_image.php?n=73

Anonymous

18 years ago

The quality is super good even the engine props are stopped.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Waaaaaaaah! Awesome!
I wonder what the people in the boat were thinking?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Low, low, low.
Please be more careful. :D

Anonymous

18 years ago

I particularly like the fact that the pilot isn't screaming and bracing for impact!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great shot! Can he get away with flying that low?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Nice Argument!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

I wonder if theres a sign saying 'beware low aircraft' at that beach. 'Wheres an aircraft? I dont see a...AAARRRGGG'. It must be cordoned off. Great shot too. I wonder if he has 4 reds on the PAPI...if there is one.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love this one so much because it reminds me the "Matrix" effect. The subject is fixed, but everything around moves (e.g. the boat)... A perfect moment.

"Ô temps suspend ton vol !" disait Lamartine (French Poetry)
"Ô vol suspend le temps !", I would try... :)

Anonymous

17 years ago

That guy's gonna hit my head..LOL

Anonymous

17 years ago

No umbrellas allowed/needed on the beach!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Whoa! He's REALLY low! Makes SXM look like childs play!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I can describe this in 6 words: Wow, that is one low approach!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Below radar drug operations? ;)

Anonymous

17 years ago

Outstanding!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good Details and espectacular aproach

Anonymous

17 years ago

That has to be the lowest approach I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Say Good Bye St. Maarteen, Welcome Los Roques.
¡¡Very Nice Low Approach!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Unless there are factors unseen, that pilot should be grounded for pulling a stunt like that.

Anonymous

17 years ago

As a pilot myself, this shot perfectly encapsulates the act of making the best of an imperfect approach. I'm guessing the pilots, staring rigidly forward to the touchdown point rather than trying to crawl out the side windows, wish they had come in a little higher but are very aware of how short the field is - lesser of two evils. More flap, a shade more power and hands ready on the prop pitch lever. Great shot.

Anonymous

17 years ago

As an upcoming pilot........ A true pilot will always have one or more times where him and his plane try to do the dangerous stunts.......EXCELLENT! HEHA!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Is that even 5 feet above the ground.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love Los Roques, i've been there many times, and thats how you are suposse to land when you only have 800 metter of runway, i have also seen some citations land there!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Am i seeing what im seeing wow are you allowed to that in a populated beach like that that should be restricted

Anonymous

17 years ago

Beautiful aircraft on such a low approach to the runaway over the beach.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Absolutely perfect as it reflects the many small airports in south America. There was no stunt pull by the pilots nor are they trying to show off. It is business as usual. Landing at Los Roques is just one of those moments you have to experience for yourself!! Not the entire world contains airports the size of O'Hare!!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow. That's low. We gotta get more spotters to Los Roques.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Details: in St. Maarten you can see a 747 landing, and you see it right above you!
in Los Roques you CAN'T see a 747 really next to you and you CAN'T see the aircraft landing right next to you because of secutiry reasons...Anyway, thats a great pic and really great approach! =D

Anonymous

17 years ago

Simple Stunning shot, if you are loking for a picture of the airfield just click "more" and on page 1 there are shots of the airfield.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Muy buena!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good pic

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fantastic south america!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Incredible :)

Anonymous

17 years ago

Kids, don't try this at home! Muy buena foto!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Incredible

Anonymous

17 years ago

Landing anywhere in Venezuela is an adventure!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Watch your head!!! Its hard to believe their is a runway there. looks like its going to land on the beach.

Anonymous

17 years ago

HIT THE DECK!

Fantastic shot, that's absolutely wild!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Get Down!!

Anonymous

16 years ago

Now that's wut I call low!

Anonymous

16 years ago

This shot is awesome! I like the angle that you got of it.

Anonymous

16 years ago

That airport is amazing you can really feel you are on vacations!!!!! plus los roques is the most amazing place i have ever been, venezuela nice country hope ill go back some day

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow! if i were there i would like to throw a rock in to the plane! one question bothers me wheres the airport?

Anonymous

15 years ago

Very nice picture

Anonymous

14 years ago

Exelent Shot!
This airport is in Los Roques, At The nort of Caracas City
Congratulations of this photo!!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Look at the little bird in the water :D

Anonymous

14 years ago

St.Maarten is still the best! goin back in less than a week.... ;)

Anonymous

14 years ago

I love this picture, I think i can touch the wheels if I where swiming, 5 for that.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Im guessing u cant vacatin at this beach!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Great shot i love it. You would get really scared if you were just lying on this beach and didn't know about it. 5/5

Anonymous

14 years ago

Really good!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Can't think of anything lower !

Greetings from Argentina.

Anonymous

14 years ago

This is a dangerous beach, be careful you can be killed for a commander 690 haha!

Anonymous

13 years ago

Great

Anonymous

12 years ago

If the aircraft was little lower, it would have seemed like taxiing. Fantastic capture

Anonymous

12 years ago

''Whoo hoo!Whoa!Haha!Nooooooooo!SMACK!ohhhh...I think aplanes wheel hit my head!''

Anonymous

12 years ago

Dear Santa,
I want a trip to...

Anonymous

12 years ago

I absolutely love this picture!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Duck:"...Lets Duck!!!"

Anonymous

12 years ago

Bit lower and it wouldn't be a Turbo Commander any more, it would be a Sea Commander.

Anonymous

12 years ago

Good thing there wasn't anyone on the beach...

Anonymous

9 years ago

Congratulations to the Captain Dionel Gamboa for this Great Low Approach at the Los Roques Venezuela.

Anonymous

7 years ago

Not St Maarten, but an excellent guess. This Turbo Commander is flying so low that almost touches the sand. Excellent picture, BTW.

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