Subdeacon Joe Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 AHEM Another great Canadian product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Saba/Yrausquin airport : 17º38´44N 63º13´14W The airport's risky reputation arises from the airport's physical position: it is flanked on one side by high hills; and on the runway's other side and both ends, cliffs drop into the sea. Additionally, the runway at the airport is extremely short (400m) this creates the possibility that an airplane could under/overshoot the runway during landing or takeoff and end up in the sea or dashed on the rocky cliffs. Although the airport is officially marked as closed to traffic (X), regional airline propeller aircraft are able to land there under waivers from The Netherlands Antilles' Civil Aviation Authority. The most common aircraft to land there are the Twin Otter and BN-2 Islander. Yrausquin Airport can be seen from some places in Saint Martin. Jet aircraft are unable to land at the airport, because the runway is too short (approx. 1,300 ft or 396 m). However, smaller airplanes (DHC-6, BN-2 and helicopters) are common sights there. There is a small ramp and terminal on the southwest flank of the runway. The ramp also has a designated helipad. The terminal building houses offices for Winair, immigration and security, a fire department with one fire truck and a tower. The tower is an advisory service only and does not provide air traffic control. Aviation fuel is not available on the island of Saba. The only airline currently serving Yrausquin Airport is locally owned Winair, which operates daily flights to Saint Maarten and Saint Eustatius aboard a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter. The flight to Saint Maarten takes about twelve minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 My stomach kind of shrank watching that ... my first thought was carrier takeoff and landing and I wondered for a mad moment where in the cotton pickin' was the launch catapult and where are the arrestor cables? Pardon me while I lean back and shiver a little bit ... my respect to the pilots with skill enough to make those landings and takeoffs, and my admiration for the design of the craft capable of the task! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 We used Swiss Pilatus aircraft in the Army. Takeoff and land on dime. Scary, especially at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Certainly no room for error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 That's a "hold my beer, watch this", moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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