If you've ever vacationed on St Maarten, chances are that your plane landed at Princess Juliana International Airport. The runway starts just across a road from the beach, and the other end of the runway ends in a mountain. Needless to say, pilots need all the runway to land larger aircraft.
~Maho Beach St Maarten - Extreme take-off and landing!~
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
We had a cruise stop in St Maarten last November...even though the airport is on the other side of the Island, we paid the cash for a cab ride over. There is a bar there that has the incoming flight schedules so you know when to look for them. The most impressive is when the Air France jets come in...I swear you can see the passengers in the plane looking out their windows!
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
We had a cruise stop in St Maarten last November...even though the airport is on the other side of the Island, we paid the cash for a cab ride over. There is a bar there that has the incoming flight schedules so you know when to look for them. The most impressive is when the Air France jets come in...I swear you can see the passengers in the plane looking out their windows!
We landed at this airport in the 90's. It was like a roller coaster ride. I don't remember ever using so much BRAKE on a landing.
Saba, and St Barts are other similar short runway airstrips in the Carrib.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
SABA is basically an extinct volcano. Their roads are horrendous, full of switchbacks. Cars there all have very low rear end gears to be able to climb those hills. Saba does have some of the best scuba diving in the world!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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