How about this landing?

 

Is that for real? Dang, pilots just wanted a good view of the lifeguard or what?

 

I have seen several different plane pictures taken from that beach. I don't know where it's at, but I don't think it's a fake.

 

Or you could look at it that way....

 

There is an island in the carribean that has a flight path pretty close to that.

I'm thinking Jamaica or one in the Bahamas, but don't quote me.
Could be Grand Cayman too.
I just remember seeing planes landing there that were pretty close to that picture, on a cruise a couple of years ago.
As it's a common ocurrence, the beachgoers are used to it.


phox

 

It is actually a %100 real picture. Yes really! No seriously I'm not joking. I say it one on either TLC or E! There is a runway about 100 yards away from that Beach. All the planes that land on that runway land in exactly the same way. I cant recall where that airport is but that picture is for real. Maybe someone could dig up a clip somewhere.

 

Yeah, I saw something on like the travel channel about that place.... it's only like once in a while a jumbo comes in though... that would be pretty cool to see that... <br><br>Tony

 

St. Jean, St. Barth
This should be a video of it landing. I can't see it here at work so let me know if it works.
http://www.cieux.com/landingBeach01.html

Here's another shot if it landing. Apparently, theydo it all the time.

 

Yes it for real, see more at www.airliners. net

 

Its landing in St. Maarten-Princes Juliana, Netherlands.

 

The touch down zone for airports typically used by airliners is 1200' to 1500' from the end of the runway. Using a 3 degree glide path, the plane should be 75 feet or so above the end of the runway on a normal approach. Sometimes they get lower--that's why the touchdown zone is 1500' from the end, to compensate for undershoots. It looks like a couple of these may be undershoots. It happens. In the US, undershooting is technically a violation of the regs and can get your license suspended.

 

Looks like the Caymens to me,they fly pretty low,I think it is real.

 

It's real. I saw this landing on TV on Discovery or TLC or something.<br><br>CR