Yeah, that approach caused quite a stir down here. One of my friends was having a burger at sunset and said the wheels cleared the fence by about 10inches.
I was down there myself 2 days ago, and saw one guy being blown into the ocean by the AF340 taking off. its quite a fun place to watch the not to smart ones get the full blast in their face.
One guy had his brand new digital $5000 camera (or so he was telling just about everyone wanting to listen…before he walked to the end of the runway) sandblasted and the lens came off when he landed on his ass in the sand. Last seen walking to his car with a very red face
All good fun, and a normal day at Maho Beach