BE was relaxing on Saturday and taking a last chance to play golf between the runways at Don Muang, while surrounded by planes taking off and landing.
The varied selection of reverst thrust on landing is pretty obvious when you are 100metres away from the plane and lining up a putt. I blame the pilot of an Emirates 777 for my bogey on the 3rd green. By contrast, the TG 747 that landed when I was lining up a similar putt on the 4th, hardly moved the levers at all, meaning a par was achieved. Unfortunately, on holes 6-12, you are subjected to the takeoff noise, which meant the score went to pot.
One point I would make is it is noticeable that the pilots who are very familiar with Don Muang, such as those with TG and SQ, land earlier and use less reverse thrust, while others were landing later and slamming on the anchors.
Most planes land on the military runway at Don Muang, which means they have to cross between holes 11 and 12 to get to the terminal. For those who have experienced it, looking at the expressions of crew and passengers alike, as you wave with your 5 iron to them pasing in front of you, is priceless. Unfortunately, after next weekend, it will be a thing of the past, as operations will transfer to the new airport, where, sadly, no such golf course exists.