OT: That island with beach near airport
Feb 14, 2004, 10:08 am
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OT: That island with beach near airport
What's the name of the island with all the photos of aircraft about 5 feet above a beach coming into land. I want to do a search on Airliners.net but can't remember the name.
Feb 14, 2004, 10:11 am
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Philipsburg / St. Maarten - Princess Juliana (SXM / TNCM)
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=211543
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=211543
Feb 14, 2004, 12:13 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Frequentflyer99:
Having landed there, I can tell you that it is nothing like the photo !</font>
Having landed there, I can tell you that it is nothing like the photo !</font>
Feb 14, 2004, 12:34 pm
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It looks like this from the flight deck:-
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/259381/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/131683/L/
and like this from the cabin:-
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/304639/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/199909/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/259381/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/131683/L/
and like this from the cabin:-
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/304639/L/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/199909/L/
Feb 14, 2004, 1:38 pm
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I landed there in the dark when flying on Liat hopper from ANU round to the BVIs.
It was only when I saw the photos on airliners.net that I realised it was of interest
It was only when I saw the photos on airliners.net that I realised it was of interest
Feb 14, 2004, 3:43 pm
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Feb 14, 2004, 6:11 pm
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Feb 15, 2004, 1:25 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by michswiss:
Better, worse, just another airport? I've seen some additional photos of this (or was it another place) that seems pretty amazing or are these 'perspective shots' that only seem to put things so close together?</font>
Better, worse, just another airport? I've seen some additional photos of this (or was it another place) that seems pretty amazing or are these 'perspective shots' that only seem to put things so close together?</font>
Now in terms of nearby airports, Nevis is another issue. There the runway is on a corner of the island and the approach is quite spectacular, although there is nothing around the airport.
Feb 15, 2004, 2:55 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by speedbird2018:
Philipsburg / St. Maarten - Princess Juliana (SXM / TNCM)
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=211543</font>
Philipsburg / St. Maarten - Princess Juliana (SXM / TNCM)
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=211543</font>
