Coolest airports/approaches
01-01-2013 | 03:31 AM
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Any approach in Africa during IMC. (Self directed approaches are fun!)
Meigs Field (before that a-hole destroyed it). Especially at night, coming in from the East, over the water.
ILS28 at KORD, on a clear night. The view from the left seat has always been my favorite.
Kabul, Khandahar, Bastion. At night. Lights out until about 50'. TCAS alerts from all the UAV's and other friendlies all the way in. Sometimes, fireworks.
Pretty much any airport in the CIS. Like Africa, but in meters and with heavy Russian accent comrade.
MIA ILS09 dodging thunderstorms and Eagle bug smashers.
Meigs Field (before that a-hole destroyed it). Especially at night, coming in from the East, over the water.
ILS28 at KORD, on a clear night. The view from the left seat has always been my favorite.
Kabul, Khandahar, Bastion. At night. Lights out until about 50'. TCAS alerts from all the UAV's and other friendlies all the way in. Sometimes, fireworks.
Pretty much any airport in the CIS. Like Africa, but in meters and with heavy Russian accent comrade.
MIA ILS09 dodging thunderstorms and Eagle bug smashers.
01-01-2013 | 09:38 AM
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Any approach in Africa during IMC. (Self directed approaches are fun!)
Meigs Field (before that a-hole destroyed it). Especially at night, coming in from the East, over the water.
ILS28 at KORD, on a clear night. The view from the left seat has always been my favorite.
Kabul, Khandahar, Bastion. At night. Lights out until about 50'. TCAS alerts from all the UAV's and other friendlies all the way in. Sometimes, fireworks.
Pretty much any airport in the CIS. Like Africa, but in meters and with heavy Russian accent comrade.
MIA ILS09 dodging thunderstorms and Eagle bug smashers.
Meigs Field (before that a-hole destroyed it). Especially at night, coming in from the East, over the water.
ILS28 at KORD, on a clear night. The view from the left seat has always been my favorite.
Kabul, Khandahar, Bastion. At night. Lights out until about 50'. TCAS alerts from all the UAV's and other friendlies all the way in. Sometimes, fireworks.
Pretty much any airport in the CIS. Like Africa, but in meters and with heavy Russian accent comrade.
MIA ILS09 dodging thunderstorms and Eagle bug smashers.
I'll piggy back on the Afghanistan approaches, especially going into Bastian and Salerno.
Ever been to Manas (Bishkek)? Dropped into there one night, thankfully during VMC, when the controller forgot we were at 8000 feet and 10 miles from the field when a squeaky, broken English, female controller states, "ReachXX, let us know when established on Localizer." We didn't get vectors or anything. We requested a 360 to get down and established and on short final, my copilot...who was also my boss, states,"Hey sweetheart, can you put your dad on the radios?". We all laughed while there was no response from her.
The Russian chick who worked the baseops there was smoking' as well!
01-01-2013 | 12:56 PM
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Haven't been to Bishkek (yet), but it does remind me of Iquique, northern Chile.
80 miles north of the airport, FL280, we got "Challenge Cargo cleared for ILS 18"
No further communication from "control" until on 3 mile final, when we were instructed to contact tower.
Good times.
80 miles north of the airport, FL280, we got "Challenge Cargo cleared for ILS 18"
No further communication from "control" until on 3 mile final, when we were instructed to contact tower.
Good times.
01-02-2013 | 06:06 AM
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Haven't been to Bishkek (yet), but it does remind me of Iquique, northern Chile.
80 miles north of the airport, FL280, we got "Challenge Cargo cleared for ILS 18"
No further communication from "control" until on 3 mile final, when we were instructed to contact tower.
Good times.
80 miles north of the airport, FL280, we got "Challenge Cargo cleared for ILS 18"
No further communication from "control" until on 3 mile final, when we were instructed to contact tower.
Good times.
01-03-2013 | 06:21 AM
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ASE was already mentioned but I'll second it. EGE is also nice when it's VMC. Hailey, ID is pretty as well. SMO in a jet is.. interesting with the short runway.
The most attention getting one for me might have been Taos, NM. It's 5800x75 runway at 7800 msl. First time in there in a Citation X got my attention rapidly with a 120 kt ref, nearly 80 degree day putting our ground speed at touchdown somewhere between stupid and max tire groundspeed. Getting out was equally fun. 5000 lb gas and 2 pax put us at max weight to meet the climb gradient.
The most attention getting one for me might have been Taos, NM. It's 5800x75 runway at 7800 msl. First time in there in a Citation X got my attention rapidly with a 120 kt ref, nearly 80 degree day putting our ground speed at touchdown somewhere between stupid and max tire groundspeed. Getting out was equally fun. 5000 lb gas and 2 pax put us at max weight to meet the climb gradient.
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