JEK
Senior Insider
A great article on the famous landing spot of the mainstream rich and famous.
Many instructional videos are embedded.
It's been called one of the most challenging airports in the world. The Gustaf III Airport in Saint Barthelemy provides a unique set of challenges for the pilots who must be individually trained and certified to land on its single runway.
You've probably seen the incredible videos of planes taking off and landing here, so what exactly does it take to fly into such a challenging airport? We wanted to find out how pilots are trained to fly into St. Barths and what specific risks they face on either end of its runway. We spoke to Nick Ogle, the Chief Pilot of Tradewind Aviation to find out more.
If you've ever dreamt of flying here yourself, read below and find out one way to do it...
http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/learn-to-fly/performance/flying-into-the-st-barths-airport/
Many instructional videos are embedded.
It's been called one of the most challenging airports in the world. The Gustaf III Airport in Saint Barthelemy provides a unique set of challenges for the pilots who must be individually trained and certified to land on its single runway.
You've probably seen the incredible videos of planes taking off and landing here, so what exactly does it take to fly into such a challenging airport? We wanted to find out how pilots are trained to fly into St. Barths and what specific risks they face on either end of its runway. We spoke to Nick Ogle, the Chief Pilot of Tradewind Aviation to find out more.
If you've ever dreamt of flying here yourself, read below and find out one way to do it...
http://www.boldmethod.com/blog/learn-to-fly/performance/flying-into-the-st-barths-airport/