Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:11 PM
demmiblue (19,013 posts)
What it looks like landing at the Nuuk Greenland Airport
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31 replies, 3536 views
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demmiblue | Jan 27 | OP |
jpak | Jan 27 | #1 | |
EarnestPutz | Jan 28 | #14 | |
akraven | Jan 27 | #2 | |
volstork | Jan 27 | #3 | |
keithbvadu2 | Jan 27 | #4 | |
lillypaddle | Jan 28 | #5 | |
hunter | Jan 28 | #6 | |
rwsanders | Jan 30 | #25 | |
rsdsharp | Jan 28 | #7 | |
True Dough | Jan 29 | #15 | |
3Hotdogs | Jan 28 | #8 | |
Gumboot | Jan 28 | #9 | |
Major Nikon | Jan 28 | #12 | |
pangaia | Jan 30 | #28 | |
Major Nikon | Jan 30 | #29 | |
pangaia | Jan 30 | #30 | |
Major Nikon | Jan 30 | #31 | |
DoctorJoJo | Jan 28 | #10 | |
Major Nikon | Jan 28 | #11 | |
LTG | Jan 28 | #13 | |
Mopar151 | Jan 29 | #16 | |
LTG | Jan 29 | #18 | |
rsdsharp | Jan 29 | #17 | |
dem in texas | Jan 30 | #21 | |
GeoWilliam750 | Jan 29 | #20 | |
pangaia | Jan 30 | #26 | |
SunSeeker | Jan 29 | #19 | |
burrowowl | Jan 30 | #22 | |
pangaia | Jan 30 | #27 | |
marble falls | Jan 30 | #23 | |
Bob Loblaw | Jan 30 | #24 |
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:26 PM
jpak (35,915 posts)
1. Landing a 737 in Dutch Harbor Alaska is about the same
or worse - depending on weather.
Spectacular place Greenland! |
Response to jpak (Reply #1)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 11:11 PM
EarnestPutz (253 posts)
14. Flying into Dutch Harbor also requires making a left hand turn..
...when you are a few hundred feet above the water and just as close to the rocky shoreline.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 04:08 PM
akraven (1,604 posts)
2. Old Man, Prospect, Coldfoot, Deitrich then back to Fairbanks.
Lots of great pilots out there!!!
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 04:12 PM
volstork (3,326 posts)
3. SO cool!
Thanks for posting!
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 10:47 PM
keithbvadu2 (7,626 posts)
4. Smooth landing
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:20 AM
lillypaddle (6,431 posts)
5. Damn, that's scary
and cool! Wow.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:08 AM
hunter (28,913 posts)
6. You know what I'm nostalgic for already?
That orange glow of high pressure sodium street lamps.
Most of the street lighting in our city has already been replaced by "white" LEDs that are a little too blue for my taste, but not as bad as the ghastly bluish light of the mercury vapor lighting I remember as a kid. In this video I can easily imagine getting off the plane into the cold and snow and ending up somewhere warm and cozy. It's the orange city lights that do it for me. |
Response to hunter (Reply #6)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 09:38 PM
rwsanders (1,004 posts)
25. The new lights also contribute more to light pollution and are making it harder for astronomers.
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:44 AM
rsdsharp (1,492 posts)
7. So the runway is a half block long?
Response to rsdsharp (Reply #7)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 07:24 AM
True Dough (7,883 posts)
15. Wouldn't want to overshoot it!
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 02:49 PM
3Hotdogs (1,913 posts)
8. Only a real estate agent could have named it "Greenland."
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 03:27 PM
Gumboot (349 posts)
9. Yikes, that is almost a carrier deck landing!
Makes Chicago Midway look easy. And that one scares me silly every time.
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Response to Gumboot (Reply #9)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:46 PM
Major Nikon (31,431 posts)
12. The runways the airlines use at Midway are about 6500'
Which isn't too bad, really. As a pilot who flies jets, takeoffs from shorter runways are a lot more nerve wrecking than landings. With less than 3,000' of runway to go, the centerline runway lights change from white to alternating red and white. If you aren't off the ground yet, the pucker factor goes way up even if you know everything is OK. If everything is not OK, there's a decent chance you are going to use every inch of that runway.
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Response to Major Nikon (Reply #12)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 10:30 PM
pangaia (20,253 posts)
28. Is that a Dash-7 ?
Response to pangaia (Reply #28)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 10:44 PM
Major Nikon (31,431 posts)
29. Could be
Instruments look 80s vintage
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Response to Major Nikon (Reply #29)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:21 PM
pangaia (20,253 posts)
30. If so it is a STOL, right? Should make departure a might easier.
Response to pangaia (Reply #30)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 11:34 PM
Major Nikon (31,431 posts)
31. Turboprops typically do better than turbojets with short runways
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:03 PM
DoctorJoJo (777 posts)
10. Landed In Thule Several Times--Much Less Harrowing At AFB
But have seen planes slide off icy runways there, and also 30 below zero temps! Enjoy it now, as it melts away!
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Response to DoctorJoJo (Reply #10)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:19 PM
Major Nikon (31,431 posts)
11. The harrowing part is the runway is painted white
But no terrain around it except for Dundas mountain, which is more like a hill.
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Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:04 PM
LTG (124 posts)
13. Kai Tak Heart Attack
Landings at the old Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong were known as a Kai Tak Heart Attack.
The airport sat in a bowl, studded with apartment buildings, surrounded by water and mountains. At the end of the approach was a low altitude 47 degree turn at 200 mph only 2 nautical miles from the airport. Beneath the plane, apartment buildings and lots of people. It was especially exciting during high winds, crosswinds and typhoon season. Pilots had to fly this landing stick and rudder style. The exact opposite of the new airport on Lantau Island. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kai-tak-hong-kong-airport-scary-landing (Sorry, no clue how to post articles or videos) |
Response to LTG (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 09:56 AM
Mopar151 (7,530 posts)
16. I knew a Pan-Am co-pilot who flew that route
IIRC, he mentioned a target, painted on the side of a mountain, as the glide path marker.
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Response to Mopar151 (Reply #16)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 02:39 PM
LTG (124 posts)
18. IIRC
When you see the target on the mountain turn right. Pretty low tech and another thrill in heavy weather.
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Response to LTG (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 10:26 AM
rsdsharp (1,492 posts)
17. I landed there --as a passenger.
You could look into apartment windows during the decent. I wonder how the occupants felt.
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Response to rsdsharp (Reply #17)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 01:08 AM
dem in texas (2,104 posts)
21. I flew in there twice as a passenger
Scary, and yes, looking right in the apartment windows.
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Response to LTG (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 05:01 PM
GeoWilliam750 (1,619 posts)
20. Great video of the 747 coming in to Kai Tak
I used to love that approach and airport. It was always fun to ride it into Hong Kong, and it especially got your attention in bad weather.
Then it was just a 10 minute (when traffic was light) to Central. It was possible to land, clear immigration and customs (with a carry-on), and be in one's hotel room in about 15 minutes, or at least as I remember it. The Gurkhas for security, as well. It is probably for the better that they moved the airport though. |
Response to LTG (Reply #13)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 10:26 PM
pangaia (20,253 posts)
26. Ah the old checkerboard..
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 04:44 PM
burrowowl (11,930 posts)
22. No bad, seen worse!
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 06:24 PM
marble falls (20,622 posts)
23. I want a flight simulator just like that one for my birthday. Hint, hint, hint.
Response to demmiblue (Original post)
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 09:23 PM
Bob Loblaw (1,360 posts)
24. Didn't the Three Stooges film there?
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
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