Pilot working hard for his money

[rankamateur]

[Kyle Communications]

Wow what a great video....he obviously has done that quite a few times

 

 

[rankamateur]

No go around or takeoff option on runway 32, and it was a long way to the piano keys.

 

 

[Patrick Normoyle]

Looks like he touched down in the displaced threshold prior to the beginning of the runway ?

 

 

[rankamateur]

Looks like he touched down in the displaced threshold prior to the beginning of the runway ?

He must have needed it all.

 

 

[Cosmick]

was doing a few knots over where the fence would have been

 

 

[kgwilson]

There was a History channel doco entitled "Worlds most extreme airports" & it listed the Hillary-Tenzing airport in Nepal as the worst. It is 460 metres long with a 12% gradient at an elevation of 9,200 feet. At the end of 06 is a mountain & at the end of 24 is a 2000 foot dropoff.

 

 

[barramundi]

interesting video. no room for error there. but indeed i did notice he landed on the displaced threshold! I'm sure there was a good reason for that. thanks for sharing.

 

 

[Keenaviator]

Keep the interesting videos coming. Weather's too crap for flying! Laurie

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

Elevation was around 5000ft, possibly a bit warm too. Displaced thresh hold may be for the approach angle/ glide slope for terrain clearance in crappy weather. be pretty easy to clean the gear off on that river bank too

 

 

[ayavner]

what a beautiful flight...