Found....Real airstrip? Where?

[Marcel]

Is it actually open? I see an "X" at one end at least, though it's a little small.

Yup, it's open. There's even an airline flying on it, called Winair, which flies from the other Dutch Antillen islands, St. Maarten and St. Eustatius. Winair

 

[Marcel]

Talking about a bad airstrip, what about this one:
Courchevel

 

[B-17engineer]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVdaFv6kbkw!

Here's a landing at that airport.

 

[B-17engineer]

World's Scariest Runways - Articles - Travel + Leisure

 

[vikingBerserker]

That actually looks fun!

 

[Njaco]

Marcel, there was a video posted around here that showe landing on that strip - viewpoint from the co-pilot's seat! Hair-raising! I believe thats in Switzerland.

But nothing beats that mountain airstrip Mel Gibson landed on in "Air America"!

 

[evangilder]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVdaFv6kbkw!

Here's a landing at that airport.

You never realize how short they are until you see a video like that, or of course, actually land there. The take-off video is scary too:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbux1IOqhVU

 

[Njaco]

and here ya go Marcel - from evangilder himself!

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/modern/challenging-place-land-courchevel-airport-france-11657.html

 

[Trebor]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4qx9WE4

 

[Wayne Little]

Prefer something MUCH longer thanks!

 

[Airframes]

I'v landed and taken off from Courcheval, as P2. I think it's the only take off I've done travelling downhill after wheels off !

 

[Marcel]

Nice video of start and landing by Winair on Saba:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab3rrTmlHqM

 

[mudpuppy]

That was a good link, marcel. Was that a Twin Otter? Next question for a layperson like me...would you call a twin engined like that DeHavilland a "medium" sized plane? Its a subjective use of the adjective but in general.....?

Thanks
derek

 

[N4521U]

Talking about a bad airstrip, what about this one:
Courchevel

Remember the uphill dirt strip in Air America?????

I took off from the Columbia California AP in a 150D with my rather "fluffy" girlfriend.
AP is 2,700' MSL. Waited til afternoon cool weather came up.
Got off the downhill sloped runway, hit 3,000' and could Not get one more inch of alt!!!!
Cleared all the trees..................... OHSH!T is what was going thru my mind at rotation!

 

[Njaco]

pucker time!

 

[Gnomey]

Yep!

 

[Loiner]

Now that's what I call plane spotting ...

 

[Loiner]

Another from St Maarten: