Where is this runway
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nope, sorry alanm....
it is definitely LUKLA in Nepal....
just take any search machine and type LUKLA....
been there, even more impressive than Courchevelle...
rgds
Just found a picture of Lukla from the period I was there... not so comfortable as it is nowadays....
http://www.vic.com/nepal/images/luklaplane.jpg
it is definitely LUKLA in Nepal....
just take any search machine and type LUKLA....
been there, even more impressive than Courchevelle...
rgds
Just found a picture of Lukla from the period I was there... not so comfortable as it is nowadays....
http://www.vic.com/nepal/images/luklaplane.jpg
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Looks like France...but not quite though. The surroundings look a bit different and the buildings also. Maybe my photo is just old and things change.
Ok, Lukla! Thanks
Ok, Lukla! Thanks
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Yep, it's Lukla in Nepal
One of the five airports in the world that I want to fly to as a pilot.
There is a video available of a Twotter on takeoff.....give me a few minutes and I'll find it.
here we go.....thanks to Windle Poons, who posted this a while back
http://www.bazlinton.com/images/Lukla_2001.mpg
One of the five airports in the world that I want to fly to as a pilot.
There is a video available of a Twotter on takeoff.....give me a few minutes and I'll find it.
here we go.....thanks to Windle Poons, who posted this a while back
http://www.bazlinton.com/images/Lukla_2001.mpg
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And for flightsim 2004 although doesnt have sloping runway you can download terrain mesh and airport
www.flightsim.com or avsim
www.flightsim.com or avsim
It's Lukla, you can't quite see the remains of the aircraft that didn't make it on the side of the runway. the 'turnround' apron at the top used to be gravel which required nearly full power to move on. Luckily the Nepaleese 'TSA' have had the good sense not to ban ice axes from the cabin
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Just found the photo on airliners.net and another one:
scary fun
The pilots view is quite amazing...
scary fun
The pilots view is quite amazing...
