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Speed Select
It’s a straight in from over the ocean! Only tough because it usually follows an 8-hour flight and it’s very windy. With the hills on both sides of the runway, the breeze typically dies in the last 200 feet, resulting in a firm TD. Followed shortly after by Super Bock, steak on a rock, and Portuguese wine.
One of my favorite places in the world.
Yeah, the winds are my point, I can do tight turns and avoid mountains all day, but I guarantee that place has as many go arounds and unstable approaches as any.