Close shave.

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 10 Dec 2006, 20:13

Just been practising approach and landing at TNCM (Princess Juliana) and may have generated a few complaints from holidaymakers! :dance:

I think perhaps a little too low on this occasion..! :redface: :shock:

Anyone ever gotten lower? :think:

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 10 Dec 2006, 20:13

I crashed. Does that count?

Post by **Garry Russell** » 10 Dec 2006, 20:46

I have only every landed ther once in a Bahamasair One-Eleven

RRW I got there and the weather was awful

Low cloud rain but undetered I was going to make a good visual manual approach

In buffeting winds I held her firm..battled the glidescope.drifted here, drifted there but got the light back on que :dance:

Concentrating hard I approach the beach.......low, very low, but not too low.........perfect.

Over the piano keys hold her level and flare, down she went...infact she went down lower than I expected.

Just then I ralised I'd not put the wheels down :shock: :redface:

Fulll throttle.crunch tinkle tinkle :huf: too late

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 10 Dec 2006, 22:15

Any lower and you'd have had those girlies swimsuits off with the propwash

.... or was that the intention :think:

Nice shots matey

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Tom Clayton · Post by **Tom Clayton** » 11 Dec 2006, 03:53

DaveB wrote:Any lower and you'd have had those girlies swimsuits off with the propwash .... or was that the intention :think:

Nice shots matey

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Speaking of which, I took this pic, cropped, sized, and formatted it into my current FS splashscreen.

http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/0857486/L/

Pay attentention to the bottom of the "sign!"

TNCM is a fun approach in the Sim - I need to get back there some time!

Post by **DaveB** » 11 Dec 2006, 11:48

'Topless women drink free' certainly works for me!!

Smashing shot that one. I like the way the rear underside is sea coloured and the front half is beech coloured

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:02

DaveB wrote:

'Topless women drink free' certainly works for me!!

Smashing shot that one. I like the way the rear underside is sea coloured and the front half is beech coloured

ATB

DaveB :tab:

So the sign is already up then Dave

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:16

Err.. no matey unfortunately. The 'build quality' of the natives isn't up to that sort of offer

More your 'Madonna' video over on E&S :tuttut:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Jetset · Post by **Jetset** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:21

Wow, low approach but fun, guess it could be a new chat up line, "kiss my dunlops baby!"

I know I will get my coat.............

Nigel H-J · Post by **Nigel H-J** » 11 Dec 2006, 12:35

Over the piano keys hold her level and flare, down she went...infact she went down lower than I expected.

Just then I ralised I'd not put the wheels down

Fulll throttle.crunch tinkle tinkle too late

Garry, that's made me very happy to know that I am not the only one to suffer m-m--m-memory problems!!

Though honestly I think Vegas must have had his reasons for such a low approach!! :tuttut: