The commercial flights come from Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Porto Rico. On the way from (or to) Sint Maarten they sometimes stop in Anguilla or Saba.
Nice….if Im not mistaken, there was a couple PC-12 in there, and a slew of twin otters, and an Islander. And I think Cessna Caravans. At first thought they were a Kodiak, bit it was too long for that.
Nice video, good variety of planes, do you see many go arounds on runway 10? Lots of the planes aren't touching down till half way, seems a little risky for runway excursions for my liking
It’s cake for the dual engine planes with adjustable prop pitch on both engines plus brakes , they only need half the runway to take off and stop, but the single engine planes seem to have a more challenging time.
I would hate to go around in a single engine fighting those winds and rising terrain. Transition from landing config to takeoff/go around quickly is a skill
All the kamikaze manoeuvring is done after the point where the go-round decision is made. You have to commit, aim at the numbers, get the speed down to stall + a very few, then avoid ground effect as you flare. You do not land at St Barts without a 'ticket', which involves flying a number of approaches in the company of a local instructor - by the time he finished his work, I was actually enjoying the adventure.
Very fine job - pilots and videographer alike ! .. if i ever get a chance to visit there , i would have to go watch the aircraft movements , rather than hitting the beach 🤩😜
I have flown both approaches to this airport. Even though it involves a sharp and late turn, the approach to runway 28 is so very much easier, but apparently the hotels around the bay complained to the local council about the amount of aircraft noise, so runway 28 is available only in emergencies. BTW, you need to change the header text - the silly approach is to runway 10, not 28.
Saba is easy, so long as your plane can manage the short runway. Easy approach with the runway always in sight, very little crosswind (unlike St Barths) and a well maintained surface.
That's the purpose of and for deploying full flaps: they allow for an increased angle of descent without a corresponding increase in speed. It has to d with two things: increased surface area of the wing which simultaneously increases both lift and drag.
That Twotter looked like it was gonna do a wheelbarrow-style landing (touchdown in nosewheel before mainwheels). That's gotta be a sign of excess lift-generation by the "blown flaps" wings in landing config.
I remember taking off from St Thomas. From the moment we ' taxi'd ' we were hauling- butt. I swear, when he turned around..the plane was doing - a - wheeli..on one - wheel !!....and..I could of reached- out AND touched the top of the mountain!!
Once, I had to land on a much shorter runway than this, because of very strong lateral winds across the main runway. The runway I landed on with a Beechcraft Bonanza was 100 m long: its construction had begun but then funds were cut off. It had a three m. high step that I should avoid hitting with the landing gear. Middle in the runway run, it crossed the main runway, so I had to land in 50 m. and then turn into the main. Which I did, but overshoot onto grass-covered land by the main runway. It was on my first solo flight in that aircraft.
I guess it comes down to money but I would think it would be entirely possible to extend the runway. It would take a lot of fill, however it would make it a much safer airport.
Extending the runway involves either lowering a 200 foot tall hill to the ground or building out into the bay. The latter isn't going to happen because it would annihilate business for the hotels around the bay, whose visitors are generally very wealthy and spend a lot of money on the island. Your move.
Another puckering airfield is on Terciera Island in the Azores in the east Atlantic Ocean (900 miles east of Lisbon Portugal) with ocean at BOTH ends!!! Landed there several times in the military troop transport and civilian contract passenger jets... unforgettable....
950 miles *west* of Lisbon ! (950 miles east puts you in Sardinia). At least the runway at Terceira is 2 miles long, so there is a fighting chance of stopping the aircraft if you land a bit long.
Imagine being the pilots of TS236 landing their A330 at Lajes in 2001 after dual engine flameout due to fuel starvation knowing its literally their only shot!
Reagan always scared the crap out of me as a passenger. Looking into the Kennedy Ctr lights on a bad weather night after flying in between the hotels. Beat taking the train though.
It is obvious observing the pilots that are ultra familiar with flying into St. Barts!
Yes, that's right
Can't beat it. A flight with a nice swim at the end.
Best runway in the world, so much fun to land at ❤
Sounds good and I can believe it.
Those Twin Otters handle so well they make it look easy ! 👍 🛩
I have gone there twice. The first time I almost had a heart attack, I did not know. The second time I had more faith. Go on Win, they are the best!
Yes, it is a special, unique place to experience something special
great photography skills
thank you so much
The pilot(s) of the second plane made a beautiful landing.
I have flown into the St. Croix Airport and that was tight but this is insane 😳.
I am fascinated with planes. As long as I'm not in one. 😳
What's wrong with being in one?
@@swarmeddan1836 heh heh!!
Fantastic flying on display here thank you! Would be cool to hear radio comms?
I will tell you now, if I saw this live while I’ was driving, I definitely would panic and crash my car thinking it was coming at me!
Wow
Thank you
I’ve landed in St. Barts. You drop quickly and land at the beach, sunbathers right at the runway! Lol
St barths is a beautiful place to stay ❤
Yes, You're absolutely right and the airport is unique
These pilots are good 👍
The aeroplane landing at 9:26 has a collapsed right main gear?
I was thinking the same.
Nice video
I am interested to visit this airport
Thank you so much
How many have gone into the water?
Love your plane capture! Can I feature it in my project with a link to your video? Thanks!
Thank you
Thank you for watching
Le second one is perfect !
These same planes land at Lukla.. ..brah, that looks FUN!
Basically aim aircraft nose down for the piano keys and start to pray 😱
Slowing down helps a lot. Really good pilots get the stall horn immediately after the wheels touch.
Pray there is no fackin spoidars
I see they put a fence up...when I was there in the early 90's, no fence!
Yes I belive it, but this airport is still very open. Best regards from Germany.
Never seen a airport where the glide slope needs to be mowed.
Yes, this airport is special and unique
Which major airport do these aircraft fly from to get here? These pilots have huge cajones!
Most comming from St. Marten. More details are in the Description
The commercial flights come from Sint Maarten, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Porto Rico. On the way from (or to) Sint Maarten they sometimes stop in Anguilla or Saba.
When God made the Twotter He made this approach for her. It also shows just how amazing the PC12 really is, my favourite aircraft of all time.
Many thanks for your comment
Perhaps the greatest aircraft ever! Made right here in Toronto, about 10km from my home. How can't you love the Twin Otter?
The Twin Otter is an elevator Built by Westinghouse !
I jumped from Twin Otters and it was fun..
God?
Nice….if Im not mistaken, there was a couple PC-12 in there, and a slew of twin otters, and an Islander. And I think Cessna Caravans. At first thought they were a Kodiak, bit it was too long for that.
Thanks for your comment and the details about the planes.
Great video
Thanks and I'm glad you like the video
Guy landing on his nose wheel looked crazy.
Second one was a pro
I would bet he has quza few hours
Nice video, good variety of planes, do you see many go arounds on runway 10?
Lots of the planes aren't touching down till half way, seems a little risky for runway excursions for my liking
Thank your very much. I didńt see and go around.
It’s cake for the dual engine planes with adjustable prop pitch on both engines plus brakes , they only need half the runway to take off and stop, but the single engine planes seem to have a more challenging time.
I would hate to go around in a single engine fighting those winds and rising terrain. Transition from landing config to takeoff/go around quickly is a skill
All the kamikaze manoeuvring is done after the point where the go-round decision is made. You have to commit, aim at the numbers, get the speed down to stall + a very few, then avoid ground effect as you flare. You do not land at St Barts without a 'ticket', which involves flying a number of approaches in the company of a local instructor - by the time he finished his work, I was actually enjoying the adventure.
Reminds me of landing in zihuatanejo back in the 70’s
Very fine job - pilots and videographer alike ! .. if i ever get a chance to visit there , i would have to go watch the aircraft movements , rather than hitting the beach 🤩😜
Thank you for your praise. When you are there, you can also watch the planes landing and taking off directly from the beach
Amazing!
I have flown both approaches to this airport. Even though it involves a sharp and late turn, the approach to runway 28 is so very much easier, but apparently the hotels around the bay complained to the local council about the amount of aircraft noise, so runway 28 is available only in emergencies.
BTW, you need to change the header text - the silly approach is to runway 10, not 28.
Nice landing by those Twin Otters.
Yes it is like unique
The good ones make it look easy
Gotta love those DeHavilland aircraft. Land nose down.
Hello mate. You must visit SABA Island. Runway 396 méters . Cliffs on both sides👍
May be next time. Will be Interesting to visit the shortest Runway
Actually cliffs on one side,steep drop into the ocean on the other
Saba is easy, so long as your plane can manage the short runway. Easy approach with the runway always in sight, very little crosswind (unlike St Barths) and a well maintained surface.
Isn't there a more difficult approach than this in the Himalayas somewhere?
Yes, in Lukla you can't go around there and that's the most dangerous in the world
Bravo les pilotes !
Courageux les passagers Bravo !
I have yet to see one land on the numbers. The 10 numbers!
You are absolutely right, this probably never happens at other airports
What aircraft are the twin turborops
At what time (minute:seconds) in the video?
I think he's referring to the Twin Otter's.
The de Havilland Twin Otter.
The ‘de Havilland Canada’ twin otter.
They should try the Walkers Cay Air Drome in the Bahamas for a thrill ..
Those Twin Otters are simply badass aircraft.
Yes, they are
That's right, you can also see it in my new short video:th-cam.com/users/shortsAPevUmq11r8
That airspeed and altitude on short final has to be spot on at idle (pitch controlled).
True that!!!
All the difficulty comes some time *after* the go-round decision point. The greatest difficulty is avoiding getting into ground effect.
If you think that's crazy, check out the near by island of Saba, The shortest commercial runway in the world.
Ile réservée aux j......fs..........?
Saba is very easy, so long as your aircraft has a short enough landing roll.
Any landing you live through....
Yes it's true
Replying to @fredgeno5699:
"is a good landing!"
I finished your sentence **FOR** you.
That grass super green
Do they ever take off up the hill?
Nope, there is no chance of clearing the hill.
Why don’t the planes land from the water side?
Onshore-blowing tailwinds/crosswinds is a major issue .. don't want that hazard !
I flew into this airport it was one hell of a ride
Is the runway one way only? Is the wind always in that direction? Would takeoffs in the other direction be possible if necessary?
Comment from Chris today: This is most definitely a forward slip runway
Take off is only one way (facing the sea), landing is both ways, depending on the wind.
...thanks for sharing..all this very tense and breath-taking.. fun..
Thank you for this comment.
@10:00 - Something is a bit off about that landing gear... Looks like a collapsed strut.
Yes it looks there is anything wrong.
It’s a Piper thing. Nothing to see there, move along.
How do they come in so steep without gaining too much speed?
That's the purpose of and for deploying full flaps: they allow for an increased angle of descent without a corresponding increase in speed. It has to d with two things: increased surface area of the wing which simultaneously increases both lift and drag.
Many thaks for your explanation
Better than any ride at Disney World. Cheaper too.
At 0:26, it looks like he's going to land on the grass!
Man these guys/gals are good !!
Crazy 😮
Sagenhaft schön , dass ist Musik in meinen Ohren ! Weiter so 😍
Danke mache ich und das freut mich, dass dir das Video gefällt.
1:49 Almost looks like The Grass is Underwater!
Now that’s nose down flying
Yes i did it years ago, was crazy😅
I belive it.
This is most definitely a forward slip runway!
Glad the Aztec guy got it right this year.
I’m game to flying into this airport myself in a 208 Caravan
Why not 'pave' the whole hill?
Probably wouldn't change much
Amazing stick and rudder skills. All potential Naval Aviators!👍🏴☠️
.. in some cases , ex Naval Aviators too 🙂😉
Definitely not the worst. I've landed on a few grass airstrips here in Australia with the same mad angles and degree of difficulty.
That Twotter looked like it was gonna do a wheelbarrow-style landing (touchdown in nosewheel before mainwheels). That's gotta be a sign of excess lift-generation by the "blown flaps" wings in landing config.
So a nose dive approach over a busy intersection. Awesome.
Captain: "Please fasten your seat belts, and enjoy Kingda Ka @ St. Bart."
When was the video of the Piper Archer N5352F made? Noticed in made a forced landing in the ocean July 4, 2020
December 2018
I remember taking off from St Thomas. From the moment we ' taxi'd ' we were hauling- butt. I swear, when he turned around..the plane was doing - a - wheeli..on one - wheel !!....and..I could of reached- out AND touched the top of the mountain!!
Once, I had to land on a much shorter runway than this, because of very strong lateral winds across the main runway. The runway I landed on with a Beechcraft Bonanza was 100 m long: its construction had begun but then funds were cut off. It had a three m. high step that I should avoid hitting with the landing gear. Middle in the runway run, it crossed the main runway, so I had to land in 50 m. and then turn into the main. Which I did, but overshoot onto grass-covered land by the main runway. It was on my first solo flight in that aircraft.
Interesting.
@@HvdH-Plane To say the least!
@@barrettwbenton he said interesting, not "i believe you"
Has there ever been any crashes there?
Yes, a plane lost control and run in a House and people Fire broke out and Many People died
@@HvdH-Plane oh wow
This is what I call the Dive ,,, Dip and Flare approach to landing or go around
Go-round is virtually impossible once you are past the top of the hill.
Apesar de perigoso o pouso dos aviões é um lugar muito bonito com uma vista maravilhosa
Catalina island in California is a good challenge
Darf ich fragen, wann das Video aufgenommen wurde? (mich interessiert insbesondere ob beim Eden Roc Hotel zur Zeit eine Baustelle im Gange ist ;) )?
Dezember 2018
Pěkně blbá přistávací riskantní dráha.
10:00 - there must be a problem with this plane's right landing gear...
I said that directly too.
It’s a hard spot to land I fly here all the time. On flight sim
The runway doesn't look much longer than a couple of aircraft carrier flight decks,and no arrestor wires!
There's a small airport shop that sells replacement nose gear
13:19 bang on the centerline
I can see why large planes can’t land there. That’s one tricky runway.🇨🇦
646 meters
That's not a runway, it's a street with lines painted on it. 🤣🤣🤣
I guess it comes down to money but I would think it would be entirely possible to extend the runway. It would take a lot of fill, however it would make it a much safer airport.
Extending the runway involves either lowering a 200 foot tall hill to the ground or building out into the bay. The latter isn't going to happen because it would annihilate business for the hotels around the bay, whose visitors are generally very wealthy and spend a lot of money on the island. Your move.
Holy crap. I wanna try that approach. 🤔
Em que país fica ? Que lugar e este , tenho que conhecer está praia ! E o aeroporto é claro
Another puckering airfield is on Terciera Island in the Azores in the east Atlantic Ocean (900 miles east of Lisbon Portugal) with ocean at BOTH ends!!! Landed there several times in the military troop transport and civilian contract passenger jets... unforgettable....
950 miles *west* of Lisbon ! (950 miles east puts you in Sardinia). At least the runway at Terceira is 2 miles long, so there is a fighting chance of stopping the aircraft if you land a bit long.
Imagine being the pilots of TS236 landing their A330 at Lajes in 2001 after dual engine flameout due to fuel starvation knowing its literally their only shot!
St.Bart is probably in te control tower.
Reagan always scared the crap out of me as a passenger. Looking into the Kennedy Ctr lights on a bad weather night after flying in between the hotels. Beat taking the train though.
Wow, pj-wiu at time index
4.37
What a dangerous toff, completely lost centre line.
Not a single Go Around…….would like to see
Have a Look to this video, it has a lot of go arounds
th-cam.com/video/x5e7bos0OQc/w-d-xo.html
This is the only other airplane footage fitting for "highway to the danger zone"
where is the dz?