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08-17-2005, 09:09 AM
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I used to do the Antigua to Trinidad puddle jumper (BWIA) which included stops at St. Maartens, Guadelupe, Martinique, St. Lucia, Barbados, and Grenada in various combinations depending on time of day and direction. Couple of places were very tight. Also St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands is a challenge, normally on take off due to high peak near airport. And then there is San Diego - always exciting to either be in the airpalne or watch others landing with the wheels seeming to touch buildings 
Although not populated with large numbers of tourists the landings and take offs at Wake, Midway, Grand Turk (Turks and Cacios) were always exciting to me as they always appeared no bigger than a US Navy flat top and I would be in a rather large aircraft that I was not sure would "fit"
Although not populated with large numbers of tourists the landings and take offs at Wake, Midway, Grand Turk (Turks and Cacios) were always exciting to me as they always appeared no bigger than a US Navy flat top and I would be in a rather large aircraft that I was not sure would "fit"
08-19-2005, 12:54 AM
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I remember watching a Top Gear episode where a Citroen 2CV drove behind a stationary jet with its engines on ....... RIPPED it apart, completely.
I'll not be visiting that beach!
I'll not be visiting that beach!
08-19-2005, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by GB525dTour' date='Aug 19 2005, 04:54 AM
I remember watching a Top Gear episode where a Citroen 2CV drove behind a stationary jet with its engines on ....... RIPPED it apart, completely.
I'll not be visiting that beach!
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I'll not be visiting that beach!
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08-19-2005, 05:59 AM
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)
Yikes!!! And there's also a nice teras there so you can drink a beer and let the airplanes brush your hair...
08-19-2005, 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Aug 19 2005, 06:53 AM
[quote name='GB525dTour' date='Aug 19 2005, 04:54 AM']I remember watching a Top Gear episode where a Citroen 2CV drove behind a stationary jet with its engines on ....... RIPPED it apart, completely.
I'll not be visiting that beach!
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I'll not be visiting that beach!
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[/quote]Yeah, scarey!!!
Just consider that each one of those 747 engines pumps out 54,750 pounds of thrust
!I wonder
how I can special order one of those engines for my 530i thats on order...hmmmmm 
12-10-2005, 11:59 AM
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Here's a link to a video of a 747 landing on that strip...
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=46e8fd62...3bcba1ab&f=copy
(You need to watch the commercial first...)
http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=46e8fd62...3bcba1ab&f=copy
(You need to watch the commercial first...)