Pause this at 21 seconds...........

[Wacky Racer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODUqJCVL0K4&fea...

[kartmaster4213]

haha yeah i've seen that before... that pilot must have some awesome skill thats all i can say!

[Albert Bridge]

Cor blimey!

[TomE]

Isn't that on a spanish island somewhere? Quite famous runway IIRC

ETA - Maho Beach http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?nr_of...

Edited by TomE on Tuesday 26th August 20:55

[V8mate]

TomE said:

Isn't that on a spanish island somewhere? Quite famous runway IIRC

St Maarten

[Lotus Lewis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b43lAoovqd8&NR=...

[Wacky Racer]

I know it's a repost, but there are probably quite a few who haven't seen it yet.......

[Ry_B]

Find that hardto believe it's real? Although I'm not doubting it!

[esselte]

Ry_B said:

Find that hardto believe it's real? Although I'm not doubting it!

Google St Maarten

[jules_s]

We recently flew to Madeira.......that was 'interesting'

[Snake the Sniper]

Was that the pilot just hitting the very edge of the runway and showing off a bit, or is that the way it has to be done to stop on the runway?

[MZ]

I've watched a few videos of planes landing at St Maarten and that has to be the lowest at that point.

[Neil_H]

Not so unusual for a St Maartens' landing!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-France/Boeing-7...

[Taffer]

The approach to St. Maarten is always going to be low over the beach, but that example is quite extreme - I think it was more a case of the pilot getting it a bit wrong than 'showing off'. Still, with a 747-400 he doesn't have a lot of room to play with.

If you look on Airliners.net there's loads of photos of aircraft approaching St. Maarten. There's quite a few of small business jets just clearing the fence which is, quite frankly, poor professional piloting, creating a danger to your passengers and those on the ground.

The nearby island of St. Barthelemy has also got an interesting approach:

St Barthelemy

Edited by Taffer on Tuesday 26th August 21:14

[Glassman]

Lotus Lewis said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b43lAoovqd8&NR=...

[audidoody]

Doesn't every aeroplane fly only a few feet off the ground as they are about to touch down?

[esselte]

audidoody said:

Doesn't every aeroplane fly only a few feet off the ground as they are about to touch down?

Yes but not usually over a crowded beach and a road....

[Wacky Racer]

audidoody said:

Doesn't every aeroplane fly only a few feet off the ground as they are about to touch down?

Of course, but there is usually half a mile of runway behind it.........

[Glassman]

esselte said:

audidoody said:

Doesn't every aeroplane fly only a few feet off the ground as they are about to touch down?

Yes but not usually over a crowded beach and a road....

Pause the first clipat 24 secs... is the passenger looking back and saying, "Dónde está la caravana?"

[Evil Jack]

Glassman said:

Lotus Lewis said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b43lAoovqd8&NR=...

I could've landed that.





(but seriously: HOLY fkING st!!!!! )