Check out this landing attempt!

**Gubb** · 4th March 2008, 13:44

Sweet! Plane Drifting!

**Maha** · 4th March 2008, 19:32

Yip, cant beat that go round power.....

Flying into Wellington Easter Saturday.....praying for a slight breeze....

**terbang** · 4th March 2008, 20:09

Just part of the job really. I prefer the rough days as it makes my job more interesting. Two engine go arounds on jet aircraft are an exciting thing, especially with a low level off altitude, not for the faint hearted at all as they are generally done at a lighter weight and you have a lot of excess power available that needs to be applied with caution. Wellington sure can have its share of thrills but its not the only place in the world to pose a challenge.

**Mikkel** · 4th March 2008, 20:13

Originally Posted by terbang

Just part of the job really. I prefer the rough days as it makes my job more interesting. Two engine go arounds on jet aircraft are an exciting thing, especially with a low level off altitude, not for the faint hearted at all as they are generally done at a lighter weight and you have a lot of excess power available that needs to be applied with caution. Wellington sure can have its share of thrills but its not the only place in the world to pose a challenge.

I understand that both Madagascar and the Faeroe Islands are quite interesting for take-off and landing.

**Pussy** · 4th March 2008, 20:20

Originally Posted by terbang

Just part of the job really. I prefer the rough days as it makes my job more interesting. Two engine go arounds on jet aircraft are an exciting thing, especially with a low level off altitude, not for the faint hearted at all as they are generally done at a lighter weight and you have a lot of excess power available that needs to be applied with caution. Wellington sure can have its share of thrills but its not the only place in the world to pose a challenge.

You heavy jockies waste more runway than I use....

**homer** · 4th March 2008, 20:28

WICKED
wish i was on the first one

**terbang** · 4th March 2008, 21:28

Originally Posted by Mikkel

I understand that both Madagascar and the Faeroe Islands are quite interesting for take-off and landing.

Havent been there but London City and Lugano in Switzerland spring to mind as more interesting airports. A lot of the issues are local terrain, LCY has a whole bunch of buildings cloce by, where Lugano and Wellington or even Queenstown have hills close in. This can also modify the local weather patterns adding to a pilots woes. On a world wide perspective, New Zealand is a windy sort of a place and pilots trained there tend to have fairly good skill in that area.

**terbang** · 4th March 2008, 21:35

Originally Posted by Pussy

You heavy jockies waste more runway than I use....

Yeah I guess so, but all relative. I have gone down in weight lately for a faster and more powerful aircraft. The type I'm on at the moment is only 34 tonne, half the weight of the previous type, hardly a heavy but it sure is fast and powerful though using its share of runway too.

**Pussy** · 4th March 2008, 21:39

Originally Posted by terbang

Yeah I guess so, but all relative. I have gone down in weight lately for a faster and more powerful aircraft. The type I'm on at the moment is only 34 tonne, half the weight of the previous type, hardly a heavy but it sure is fast and powerful though using its share of runway too.

I'd be like a fish out of water in your office, Terbang!
You only need to be two things to make a living flying a Fletcher... strong in the arms and weak in the head...

**Jiminy** · 4th March 2008, 22:45

Originally Posted by terbang

Havent been there but London City and Lugano in Switzerland spring to mind as more interesting airports. A lot of the issues are local terrain, LCY has a whole bunch of buildings cloce by, where Lugano and Wellington or even Queenstown have hills close in.

You would love Sion, in Switzerland:
http://switzerland.isyours.com/image...on-airport.jpg

A picture from the other side would show pretty much the same, minus the ruins. There are some funny size aircrafts such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 landing there, but the pilots need a special training.

**terbang** · 4th March 2008, 23:29

Originally Posted by Jiminy

You would love Sion, in Switzerland:
http://switzerland.isyours.com/image...on-airport.jpg

A picture from the other side would show pretty much the same, minus the ruins. There are some funny size aircrafts such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 landing there, but the pilots need a special training.

I did. Flew for Crossair (Avro RJ) for a while in 1999..

**terbang** · 4th March 2008, 23:32

Originally Posted by Pussy

I'd be like a fish out of water in your office, Terbang!
You only need to be two things to make a living flying a Fletcher... strong in the arms and weak in the head...

Nah don't sell yerself short, its just another plane. Stick, rudder and throttles.

**Mikkel** · 5th March 2008, 08:46

Originally Posted by terbang

Yeah I guess so, but all relative. I have gone down in weight lately for a faster and more powerful aircraft. The type I'm on at the moment is only 34 tonne, half the weight of the previous type, hardly a heavy but it sure is fast and powerful though using its share of runway too.

I guess runway requirements in the end is dictated by the cruise speed of the airplane for a fixed wing design. I.e. for high speed you want a wing profile that doesn't generate much drag and thus not much lift compared to let say a cessna that'll take off in what looks like 100 m.

Originally Posted by Jiminy

You would love Sion, in Switzerland:
http://switzerland.isyours.com/image...on-airport.jpg

That's beautiful!

Still, I guess the most scary kind of airports in the world are these:
http://www.milnet.com/pentagon/navy/...z_deckload.JPG