JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2127
Loc: Virginia
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Check out how close the approach comes to the cliff
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2127
Loc: Virginia
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Here's the video of the takeoff. Has anyone actually experienced the plane dropping off the cliff after takeoff? Seems like it might be an urban legend from this video.
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KevinS
Reged: 07/23/03
Posts: 3294
Loc: Boston
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The one time I flew out of Saba was on a Twin Otter with a light load of two passengers, two crew, and minimal luggage. The takeoff was on runway 12, and my memory is that the aircraft was in the air by the time that we passed the taxiway by the control tower. I don't remember any drop after passing over the end of the runway.
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 14900
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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nope....no drop
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Dennis
Reged: 04/05/04
Posts: 2810
Loc: Chicago
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Here's the video of the takeoff. Has anyone actually experienced the plane dropping off the cliff after takeoff? Seems like it might be an urban legend from this video.
Kind of like the urband legend of the BIG DROP over the MOUNTAIN landing at SBH. Even my wife was less than scared...
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2127
Loc: Virginia
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The Twin Otter is still a heckuva plane to be able to carry that many passengers into such a small airstrip. They must be getting past their safe service lifetime though and what does Winair do after that?
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Theresa
Reged: 03/23/04
Posts: 401
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
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Nope, no drop on the way out. The way in was a little funky. Crosswinds prevented us from landing on the first pass, so off to Statia we went. One of the pilots explained what happened, said there was a good chance we wouldn't land on the retry, and then tried again. Although we landed, it was clear they were ready to pull up and head back to SXM.
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georgedp
Reged: 06/22/04
Posts: 2715
Loc: Beautiful hunterdon county new...
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The Twin Otter is still a heckuva plane to be able to carry that many passengers into such a small airstrip. They must be getting past their safe service lifetime though and what does Winair do after that?
B-52's built 50+ years ago are still flying. If Winair is willing and able to spend the money to refurbish them, they can fly safely for a lot more years.
At some of the Air Shows we have around here there are trimotor planes from the 1930's that are still flying safely and looking like the day they came out of the factory. The Otter is a hardy aircraft, with proper maintenance and retrofits they can continue flying safely for many more years.
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JoshA
Reged: 08/28/05
Posts: 2127
Loc: Virginia
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Yeah, those B-52's can still do some damage.
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Voosh
Reged: 01/14/07
Posts: 1412
Loc: Detroit
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But I've never heard a Twin Otter called a Love Shack. LOL.
Just outside of Detroit, at Willow Run airport (KYIP), is the Yankee Air Force museum. The museum suffered severe fire damage a few years ago. It's a big, commercial airport and the damage was contained to one building. Many members keep their vintage planes at the airport and fly them all over the country. A little TLC can go a long ways. They even have a real B52 outside with some of their other stationary collection. Damn, those things are huge.
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org
Edited by Voosh (02/01/08 01:08 AM)
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