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Old 28th Oct 2011, 12:33
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Best one I've observed from the cockpit is Catalina Island - cliff off both ends and, as I recall, a bit of a hump in the middle which can lead to some heavy braking as evidenced by some skid marks! Excellent landing by my mate and apparently the first time he had ever flown a low wing aircraft (an Archer). Having three porkers in the aircraft with him probably helped deal with the ground effect!

Also sat in the jump seat of a GB 737 quite a few years ago for a landing at Gib - nice tour around the rock and Algeciras Harbour courtesy of a GCA approach, before lining up on an impossibly short looking strip of concrete - we were comfortably at taxy speed by the road of course!
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