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Old 20-08-2007, 01:02 PM   #1
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PNG has some great airstrips - the link should open up a page of various PNG airstrip vids, this one show landing and take off at FANE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oB73Z767S8


Nice place PNG.
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Old 20-08-2007, 01:43 PM   #2
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And of Kokoda:-

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Old 20-08-2007, 01:59 PM   #3
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That airstrip video is absolutly insane. I'd be more worried about landing than taking off. If you didn't get enough airspeed you can point the aircraft down to gain some airspeed and take off.
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Old 20-08-2007, 02:04 PM   #4
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Nooooooooooooooo Thanks. They remind me of the Air America movie. Some people have no fear. Hahahaha
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Old 20-08-2007, 02:14 PM   #5
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Him pella liklik ballus.

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Old 20-08-2007, 06:01 PM   #6
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Cool, looks like he needed 500m of the 450m airstrip to pull her up. With a 15kt tail wind he would be doing about 80 knots at touchdown (thats fast). Theres a lot of strips around that demand you hit the threshhold or go around.
Taking off is always better. You can accurately calculate your runway required/weight. The pilot in the vid had a good 50m spare ;)

Takes some solid nerves but to land on strips like that. Nice work.
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Old 20-08-2007, 08:28 PM   #7
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lol dad was up there in the early 70's and has told me more than a few stories of flying into airstrips like that.... he maintains that the pilots were some of either the bravest or most insane people he's ever met

and i thought flying into kai tak at night was interesting.....
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Old 21-08-2007, 12:08 PM   #8
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Cool, looks like he needed 500m of the 450m airstrip to pull her up. With a 15kt tail wind he would be doing about 80 knots at touchdown (thats fast). Theres a lot of strips around that demand you hit the threshhold or go around.
Taking off is always better. You can accurately calculate your runway required/weight. The pilot in the vid had a good 50m spare ;)

Takes some solid nerves but to land on strips like that. Nice work.
True, from what I've been told a Cessna can take off in 350m or so, being downhill should help as well.
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Old 21-08-2007, 01:11 PM   #9
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Thats about right, On perth airport you could be at 500 feet before you get half way down the strip

Cessna caravan can stop in 200m I think
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