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24. Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal is no easy one either

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 09:54 AM

Dec 22

It's a single runway and there is low success rate of a go-around because of the terrain. There is also the Princess Juliana Airport in Saint Maarten in the Caribbean, known for being just above beachgoers heads. There is one in Madiera where there are cliffs and ocean and it is turbulent at times, and that is just to name a few. I think for these kinds of airports, and I'm not a pilot, you have to get special training beyond what you would normally get to be allowed to fly to these places.

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Airbus A319 Cockpit View of Two Female Pilots Landing at World's Most Dangerous Airport, Paro Bhutan [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 22 OP

I wonder why... Think. Again. Dec 22 #1

think again NoRethugFriends Dec 22 #2

OH! Now I see,.... Think. Again. Dec 22 #3

Someone? Try 1/3 of the damn country. paleotn Dec 22 #5

How can they do that??? Don't their boobs get in the way? sunflowerseed Dec 22 #29

I know right?!? Think. Again. Dec 22 #39

Only 4-6% of airline pilots are female Renew Deal Dec 22 #4

This! paleotn Dec 22 #6

Making it seem like it's a far-fetched, surprising idea that women can fly planes well... Think. Again. Dec 22 #8

Thanks for letting us know Renew Deal Dec 22 #11

I know! I see a plane landed by 2 pilots. Callie1979 Dec 22 #17

Landing at this airport is pretty crazy Renew Deal Dec 22 #7

That definitely requires finesse. Those beautiful homes hugging the mountain tops may have hlthe2b Dec 22 #10

exactly! peacebuzzard Dec 22 #16

You also need to be certified to use that airport. Not just any airline pilot can go their! n/t Cheezoholic Dec 22 #36

No way this airport has landing with low visibility/instrument requirements necessary. peacebuzzard Dec 22 #9

Ha!!! Absolutely not!! paleotn Dec 22 #13

Thank you! Delphinus Dec 22 #14

I saw the co-pilot doing that and it almost looked like she crossed herself ('kind of doubt she hlthe2b Dec 22 #15

that is not a Catholic sign of the cross but it certainly seemed Like a religious ritual. peacebuzzard Dec 22 #18

I SAID it "kinda looked like she crossed herself" Are we going to get into a religious discussion now? hlthe2b Dec 22 #20

At 1:37 the first officer (co-pilot) did a series of prayer gestures. Bo Zarts Dec 22 #31

probably a sacred temple underneath / nearby miyazaki Dec 22 #34

Nice thread the needle. paleotn Dec 22 #12

Important to know: Only around 50 pilots globally are certified to land here (Times of India) hlthe2b Dec 22 #19

LACK OF RADAR ?? Shouldn't someone be thinking of fixing that sometime soon ? eppur_se_muova Dec 23 #42

Watching the topography/terrain in those videos, I'd wonder how useful radar would be hlthe2b Dec 23 #43

Wonder how many hours you need before the airline will LET you land here? Callie1979 Dec 22 #21

Only 50 pilots in the whole world are certified to land there so it must be a lot! ShazzieB Dec 28 #44

Go ladies. My doc is female. I have no question about women's abilities. Never have. twodogsbarking Dec 22 #22

Two female women actually landed an airplane! What next? Ocelot II Dec 22 #23

I agree, the title makes it seem the amazing part of that landing is that it was done by women. Think. Again. Dec 22 #25

They just did it between coffee services! NewLarry Dec 22 #41

Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal is no easy one either tornado34jh Dec 22 #24

Bhutan is on my bucket list big time. Lucky Luciano Dec 22 #26

Dumb question, where are the yokes? Bluetus Dec 22 #27

It's an Airbus. They don't have yokes; there's a side-stick Ocelot II Dec 22 #30

Thanks, I think Bluetus Dec 22 #37

Yikes! Faux pas Dec 22 #28

It don't get any better than that LilElf70 Dec 22 #32

The quick prayer of the copilot Historic NY Dec 22 #33

Great! Now they've gotta get outta there NBachers Dec 22 #35

As the Great Stuart Scott would've said Devilsun Dec 22 #38

Today - flying big jets...soon - getting credit cards without a male cosigner. rubbersole Dec 22 #40