tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post2250811629730229118..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Send Airplanes Not MoneyAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-16715996326986380602008-03-23T02:24:00.000+00:002008-03-23T02:24:00.000+00:00Ooo! St. Barth! The picture doesn't show the rea...Ooo! St. Barth! The picture doesn't show the real fun part of the airport, which is where you nearly land on the hillside during descent. The runway's shorter than average in the US, but after that approach landing on the 2,000' runway is a piece of cake in a light aircraft. Assuming you got down in time, of course.<BR/><BR/>So, which of these airports is in your logbook, aviatrix? I'd guess Narsarsuaq, but I know you've flown around the southern US so some of the Carribean Islands are probably a possibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-86431924091984419082008-03-23T02:02:00.000+00:002008-03-23T02:02:00.000+00:00Anonymous Sarah, Brin's "Postman" is post-apocalyp...Anonymous Sarah, Brin's "Postman" is post-apocalyptic with humankind starting to re-emerge from the results of an apparent WW III.<BR/>All conventions are off when you are faced with not surviving, or when you are sociopathic.<BR/>Imagine a first-come, first-served approach rule to, say, LAX....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-91816632329669755132008-03-23T00:29:00.000+00:002008-03-23T00:29:00.000+00:00Yes, the psychotic "I want so I take" criminal min...Yes, the psychotic "I want so I take" criminal mind is hard to understand if you have the morals of a porpoise. (I aim low.)<BR/><BR/>Majroj - agree and have read "the postman". But if I recall, aren't all conventions off at the end of the world? Except basic kindness.<BR/><BR/>SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34764337161114678332008-03-22T11:10:00.000+00:002008-03-22T11:10:00.000+00:00I also received the "10 most dangerous airports" t...I also received the "10 most dangerous airports" thing, but I decided not to publish it, because the Courchevel video is not exactly accurate.<BR/><BR/>If you want to compare, I have actual in-flight footage at Courchevel, and you'll see how steep the runway is, and that no go-around option is possible, passed a certain point.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.plasticpilot.net/blog/2008/03/18/winter-landing-and-take-off-in-courchevel/" REL="nofollow">Landing in Courchevel Video</A><BR/><BR/>Regarding Lugano, it's not that hard, except that the GP is at 6°. Samedan (LSZS) is much more risky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-28452900392770682772008-03-22T10:26:00.000+00:002008-03-22T10:26:00.000+00:00It's the tossing aside of the convention of trust ...It's the tossing aside of the convention of trust that rankles.<BR/>"I want mine, I want it now, and I've decided your is now mine". <BR/>Just greed and corruption.<BR/>(PS Have you read David Brin's "The Postman"?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com