Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
St. Maarten ain't nothing other than watching planes land over a beach which is cool. I think the landings are more fun for pilots but the takeoffs are more fun for the non pilots.
All I can say 100% of the time I flew corporate jets there it was to offload folks onto a Twin Otter so they could go to St. Barts. I spent some time there but I can't tell you where we stayed, I think it was on the French side but maybe Dutch. There's supposedly a difference, I think French is better? I can't remember who owned what.
Now I don't know a thing about St. Barts, just heard it's 250' yachts and $10 beer. Someone else may know more.
Whatever you do Timbo, don't land short showing off:
Supposedly the Dutch beach is topless, the French beach is NAKED! Now, which one has the finer scenery I'll have to investigate and get back to you!
I couldn't care less about the runway and the idiots on the beach, ( I watched one get cartwheeled into the ocean when the KLM 747 took off, that was fun!) I only want to go for the Sailing, the Heineken Regatta and the warm water...oh, and the underboob!
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