How to land sideways 101 WOW!!

[HouseHobbit]

No way!!
This could make a hobbit sick!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17863501
Very Crazy!!

 

[mfitch]

Would you rather be a pilot or a passenger on these landings? I think I would prefer to be a pilot knowing what is going on and having the option of a missed approach and using an alternate (as some did).

 

[demorier]

That first one really got slammed onto the runway....couldn't wait to get it on the ground I guess.

Came across this other Caribbean one...some aircraft nearly taking off a car passengers head in one of the approaches. I think it is called St. Bart's airport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGAmpysnaxM&list=HL1335507241&feature=mh_lolz

 

[Tako_Kichi]

There are lots of videos on YouTube taken at St. Barts including several from in the cockpit. There is even one of a guy who got it wrong in so many ways it isn't funny and he still tried to plonk it down when the obvious way out was a go-around. Needless to say he ended up on the beach in a big cloud of sand.

'Fly Tampa' did an excellent add-on scenery pack for FSX that includes St. Barts along with SABA and Princess Juliana (and another airport I can't remember) and it really captures the feel of trying to get in there.

 

[TeaSea]

If you've traveled by air a lot, you've probably been on an airliner that has made just such a landing (maybe not so severe)...and not known it.

On the other hand, Hobbits would have difficulty looking over the seat arms out the window....