Worlds Scariest Runways

SUBMAN1 · 10-01-08, 08:56 PM

http://www.travelandleisure.com/slid...iest-runways/1

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bookworm_020 · 10-01-08, 11:05 PM

Hmmm, a couple there aren't as bad as they seem. Landing on a beach scary??? Done a couple of times on Fraser Island in Queensland, no problems at all (except when I had to get out and help push the plane when it got bogged!

) Reagan national airport should be closed, but the high ups who work on the hill like to get out of town as soon as possible!

Lesotho isn't all that bad (it does look scary, I do admit that) but you should see some of the "landing strips in the mountains of Papa New Guinea!

Gibraltar does have a unique hazard, just wach out for the train cross the main runway!

SUBMAN1 · 10-01-08, 11:14 PM

I like the one at 7500 feet that you get to drop off a cliff on takeoff until you start flying! I need to try that.

Reminds me of dropping into Mt St. Helens before and during the middle of its eruption phases. Used to come in that thing at speed, drop the wing, take pics, and then hit the the throttles to the firewall to pull out of the other side with good speed, lest you be sucked into the ground with the downdrafts along the edge of the rim.

Passing those lookout towers at 220 MPH + and at the same level is a fun experience! You could reach out and touch them. Those images are still burned into my mind.

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Jimbuna · 10-02-08, 04:37 AM

The only one I've personal experience of is Gibraltar.

Strange how they failed to mention that the runway has a public road cutting across it with a small wooden barrier (similar to a rail crossing).

SUBMAN1 · 10-02-08, 08:11 PM

I love this one! Look at the guys on the beach! What a way to get tossed into the water!

Might as well get a cam on the ground view too:

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Jimbuna · 10-03-08, 10:17 AM

No need to take a blow dryer with you neither

porphy · 10-03-08, 01:22 PM

Hi

Good topic, as I will try out this landing strip in Nepal in about three weeks.

Will be interesting, hopefully it doesn't beat taking of in a overloaded Russian army helicopter which is my worst flying experience so far...

Cheers Porphy

RealJambo · 10-04-08, 02:25 AM

I'd consider going to Hong Kong now that they've built a new runway to replace this one.....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCOcyt7BPI

Jimbuna · 10-04-08, 03:26 PM

Yep....had the dubious pleasure/experience back in 77.

One of the best laxatives as I recall

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Hmmm, a couple there aren't as bad as they seem. Landing on a beach scary??? Done a couple of times on Fraser Island in Queensland, no problems at all (except when I had to get out and help push the plane when it got bogged!) Reagan national airport should be closed, but the high ups who work on the hill like to get out of town as soon as possible! Lesotho isn't all that bad (it does look scary, I do admit that) but you should see some of the "landing strips in the mountains of Papa New Guinea! Gibraltar does have a unique hazard, just wach out for the train cross the main runway! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

10-01-08, 11:14 PM	#3
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I like the one at 7500 feet that you get to drop off a cliff on takeoff until you start flying! I need to try that. Reminds me of dropping into Mt St. Helens before and during the middle of its eruption phases. Used to come in that thing at speed, drop the wing, take pics, and then hit the the throttles to the firewall to pull out of the other side with good speed, lest you be sucked into the ground with the downdrafts along the edge of the rim. Passing those lookout towers at 220 MPH + and at the same level is a fun experience! You could reach out and touch them. Those images are still burned into my mind. -S __________________

10-02-08, 04:37 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The only one I've personal experience of is Gibraltar. Strange how they failed to mention that the runway has a public road cutting across it with a small wooden barrier (similar to a rail crossing). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-02-08, 08:11 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I love this one! Look at the guys on the beach! What a way to get tossed into the water! Might as well get a cam on the ground view too: -S __________________

10-03-08, 10:17 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No need to take a blow dryer with you neither __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

10-03-08, 01:22 PM	#7
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hi Good topic, as I will try out this landing strip in Nepal in about three weeks. Will be interesting, hopefully it doesn't beat taking of in a overloaded Russian army helicopter which is my worst flying experience so far... Cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

10-04-08, 02:25 AM	#8
RealJambo Watch Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd consider going to Hong Kong now that they've built a new runway to replace this one..... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCOcyt7BPI __________________ Ubisoft SH Forums Moderator Last edited by RealJambo; 10-04-08 at 03:18 AM.

10-04-08, 03:26 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Yep....had the dubious pleasure/experience back in 77. One of the best laxatives as I recall __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!