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Most difficult landing in the world - Bhutan?

Post by Arturo Carvajal »

Dear Captains:

Landing visual one A 320 in Bhutan is a challenge ??

Watch this video !!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZqN-uE ... re=related
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Wow that would be a challenge, I sense an upcoming GFI to this airport maybe?
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Todd Meek wrote:Wow that would be a challenge, I sense an upcoming GFI to this airport maybe?
Yup, looks like it's time for another Dangerous Airport outing!
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As I recall we did this several years ago (4 or 5) but we didn't chicken out and make that easy approach to rwy 15 -- we did it the hard way, rwy 33. I did it in a 747 and that was definitely one of the most cheek-clutching mountainside-scraping approaches I've ever made. Screenshots used to be posted but they were not brought over from the old site.

Terence Wilson and I discuss that approach/landing here - http://www.aavirtual.com/forum/viewtopi ... ro#p123783
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I remember that one. That was one heck of a flight! :D
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