Jim Kelly-Evans
Senior Insider
Relaxing to view while dreaming of returning,
The one thing that always strikes me, is how high you are prior to landing. There is no gradual decent, it's like you are looking down on the island, as opposed to at it, when you are approaching runway.
I compare it to landing on an aircraft carrier.
Is there an aviator among us who can explain why this is so? The Tradewind landings are noticeably smoother, either watching the webcam or in the passenger seats. Is it company training, or innate characteristics of the aircraft? The WinAir flights sometimes look as if they are going to drag their tail on the way in.Interesting to be along on this flight! Always seemed to have take your breath away drop when on Winair flights. Tradewind not as noticeable.
The one thing that always strikes me, is how high you are prior to landing. There is no gradual decent, it's like you are looking down on the island, as opposed to at it, when you are approaching runway.