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The worlds scariest runways-none in Russia

 
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gomer
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:05 am    Post subject: The worlds scariest runways-none in Russia Reply with quote
http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/the-worlds-scariest-runways/10

Interestingly, there are no Russian airports listed.
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jo jo 7
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:54 am    Post subject: Re: The worlds scariest runways-none in Russia Reply with quote
gomer wrote:
http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/the-worlds-scariest-runways/10

Interestingly, there are no Russian airports listed.


No# 5 of 10 is the worst...I can't believe this plane drops off the cliff and then you pray your plane flies...that is unbelievable...I would have to take a pill before getting on this plane..something strong... Shocked
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gomer
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: The worlds scariest runways-none in Russia Reply with quote
jo jo 7 wrote:
No# 5 of 10 is the worst...I can't believe this plane drops off the cliff and then you pray your plane flies...that is unbelievable...I would have to take a pill before getting on this plane..something strong... Shocked


A bush pilot might make good money charging thrill-seeking passengers to land then take off from that runway.

Some Russian airport runways might be scarier than others but they didn't make the 'list'.
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jo jo 7
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:24 pm    Post subject: Re: The worlds scariest runways-none in Russia Reply with quote
gomer wrote:
jo jo 7 wrote:
No# 5 of 10 is the worst...I can't believe this plane drops off the cliff and then you pray your plane flies...that is unbelievable...I would have to take a pill before getting on this plane..something strong... Shocked


A bush pilot might make good money charging thrill-seeking passengers to land then take off from that runway.

Some Russian airport runways might be scarier than others but they didn't make the 'list'.


I wonder if the bush pilot wears a parachute and has an eject button just in case... Smile

I think if I wanted a thrill ride I would stick to a roller coaster at a amusement park. Falling off a cliff purposely in a plane with a bush pilot then dropping downwind 2,000 feet would make me **** my pants.

If Russian runways weren't on the list then maybe they should have a worst pilot list. I am going to think about all this when I get on the plane in New York in June when I take off on the runway for Russia. I maybe wearing a parachute on the plane.
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gomer
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-congo-plane-crash,0,6412648.story

Article says the runway was too short. I guess we'll see if the 'things happen in threes' theory comes into play now.
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staleek
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Heheh.......I know that approach into JFK, as I just did it coming back from Florida a few weeks back. The planes fly over Rockaway, which is where I spent part of my growing up. They fly directly over the Edgemere projects, and I remember when the 747's first came out. They would shake everything in the apartment when they came directly overhead.
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david77080
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:16 am    Post subject: Landing Reply with quote
Ever wonder why everyone claps when you plan lands in Russia ? I have been all over the world in various size cargo planes. I think Russian pilots are great. Never had any really bad flight experiences other than landing a little to hard and fast a few times. Dave
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gomer
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Plane skids off runway in Honduras, 5 dead

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN3029714820080530?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

#7 airport on the list of world's 10 scariest runways.
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gomer
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 1:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Polish Pilots' Poor English Almost Causes Mid-Air Collision

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365858,00.html

Well, at least they weren't Russian pilots.

Note: Although this incident happened in June 2007, it took a year to complete the investigation.
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Ender
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Landing Reply with quote
david77080 wrote:
Ever wonder why everyone claps when you plan lands in Russia? I have been all over the world in various size cargo planes. I think Russian pilots are great. Never had any really bad flight experiences other than landing a little to hard and fast a few times. Dave

Imagine a performance of an artist. Good performance - everyone in the concert hall alive, bad performance - everyone dead. So if everyone alive then artist is good and performance was good also. So we are clapping every time when artist... er-r-r pilot finishes his performance. Smile
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gomer
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
2nd JFK Near Miss.

http://www.wnbc.com/news/16858119/detail.html

# 8 airport on the list of world's 10 scariest runways.

I think Delta and Aeroflot fly from JFK to Moscow SVO.
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mister_wizzz
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Landing Reply with quote
Ender wrote:
david77080 wrote:
Ever wonder why everyone claps when you plan lands in Russia? I have been all over the world in various size cargo planes. I think Russian pilots are great. Never had any really bad flight experiences other than landing a little to hard and fast a few times. Dave

Imagine a performance of an artist. Good performance - everyone in the concert hall alive, bad performance - everyone dead. So if everyone alive then artist is good and performance was good also. So we are clapping every time when artist... er-r-r pilot finishes his performance. Smile


Well, each time a pilot succeed in landing his plane properly he save also his own life. By the way, he is also paid for that, that's why I 've always found ridiculous people clapping after a landing.
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Ender
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Landing Reply with quote
mister_wizzz wrote:
Well, each time a pilot succeed in landing his plane properly he save also his own life. By the way, he is also paid for that, that's why I 've always found ridiculous people clapping after a landing.

Does his life and his salary worth to be mentioned if he crashes a plane and kills everyone? No. I don't see a difference with succesfull landing here.

Personally I don't like planes, unless I'm in control. Very Happy
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