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Airhoss 01-03-2013 07:58 AM

Shooting the arc into Bogota Colombia and one of the coolest things I've ever seen was on a night approach into Guatemala City. The volcano Aura was acting up and there was a perfect orange line of lava flowing down it's side. It was like approaching the land of the lost.

SurferLucas 01-03-2013 08:31 PM

Bay or Husky Visual into Seattle at dusk or twilight in Pacific Northwest summer...sun setting behind the Olympic Mountains...it really doesn't get more peaceful

TenYearsGone 01-03-2013 08:50 PM

LAX approach to 25L-->almost always a "super" greaser!

TEN

PediCabDriver 01-04-2013 07:26 PM

Getting vectors around the Shuttle Landing Facility. Nice tour of space ex history with the VAB on final. Crazy long runway.

buzzpat 01-04-2013 07:41 PM


Originally Posted by TenYearsGone (Post 1323320)
LAX approach to 25L-->almost always a "super" greaser!

TEN

Agreed. Plus, I'm home!

buzzpat 01-04-2013 07:48 PM

The Opera House and Bridge flyover going into Sydney. Landing in Sarajevo, Bosnia in the winter and seeing the big ass mountain at the departure end.

flynwmn 01-05-2013 07:18 AM

BTV dropping in over the mountain. Or the ILS 28 circle 33R to BWI.

Sliceback 01-05-2013 07:46 AM

LPB. Stupid fast groundspeed on rotation because of the elevation (13,000'+). 195 kts. :-0

Tire limit speeds? "Random exceedances don't matter"

Big Slick 01-05-2013 08:37 AM

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Surrounded on all sides by f-ing huge mountains.

You come in over the mountains and the controllers always keep you high until the last possible second. Also, you normally cannot hear them because of all the frequency jamming in Kabul. All you can hear are loud screeching noises on the radio.

Prior to the final approach fix, you have to descend at 3,000 fpm and if you are not careful, you will end up at the final approach fix on the false high glideslope. (Happens almost everytime)

There is also severe icing, low ceilings, poor visibility, ice fog, ice on the runway, etc.

Last year, we had a plane slide off the runway and the crew could not emergency ground egress because there are still land mines in the grass between the runway and taxiway left over from the Russians.

And, oh yeah, people shoot at you too.

Nice place.

bondjamesbond 01-14-2013 02:52 PM

The LDA to Juneau, AK at night. Awesome...


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