Most Challenging Visual Approach?
07-30-2020 | 08:12 AM
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I have also heard great things about the Kai-Tak Heart Attack on the old Rope Starts and 400s into the old Hong Kong airport. Apparently it could only be flown by first officers, since it required an insane right turn at a low altitude going base to final. Don't know how true that is, but those are the stories I have heard.
07-30-2020 | 08:27 AM
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I have also heard great things about the Kai-Tak Heart Attack on the old Rope Starts and 400s into the old Hong Kong airport. Apparently it could only be flown by first officers, since it required an insane right turn at a low altitude going base to final. Don't know how true that is, but those are the stories I have heard.
07-30-2020 | 08:35 AM
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07-30-2020 | 09:28 AM
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In the lower 48 in 121 jets :
- Aspen by far.
- DCA is not hard but a little more stress due too someone living there.
- PWM by far the most fun and beautiful. Click everything off over the ocean and start doing your thing. Last turn inside the marker.
- Aspen by far.
- DCA is not hard but a little more stress due too someone living there.
- PWM by far the most fun and beautiful. Click everything off over the ocean and start doing your thing. Last turn inside the marker.
07-30-2020 | 09:28 AM
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From: Waco CG-4 center seat
After they took the tanks down it was fun to come across the Verrazano on the RNAV and tell approach "United xxx has the Masspeth Tanks insight" ... One guy actually laughed and cleared me for a visual.
07-30-2020 | 11:28 AM
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I have also heard great things about the Kai-Tak Heart Attack on the old Rope Starts and 400s into the old Hong Kong airport. Apparently it could only be flown by first officers, since it required an insane right turn at a low altitude going base to final. Don't know how true that is, but those are the stories I have heard.
07-30-2020 | 11:30 AM
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From: Baja Vermont
I was in CHS Base Ops going there one day in C-5, schedule was planned to arrive when winds allowed a 28 landing. Reserve 141 guy says “ just put the light at the end of the fence on your right wingtip and you’ll have no problem with 10”. “Ok, but that’s in Cuba”. “Yup, haven’t shot at me yet”.
Outside the US, the visual into Santos Dumont landing west— short runway, tight circle with unbelievable views.
Outside the US, the visual into Santos Dumont landing west— short runway, tight circle with unbelievable views.
07-30-2020 | 11:54 AM
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The Quiet Bridge Visual into the 28’s into SFO was neat to fly over the bay and checkout the views back when I used to fly in there a lot. Not sure if they still have that visual approach anymore. Wasn’t challenging though...
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