Fake or Genuine?

The A320 looks really big compared even to that truck..

Impressive shot. I’m still undecided myself as to whether or not it is genuine.

Here is a similar one from Airliners.net that many of you will have seen before.

A couple of months ago I happened to be down at Sunset Beach as an American Airlines 757 came in on a short left base for rwy 09. He overshot the turn to final, banked it over steeply to the left to get aligned…overshot a little again…came screaming over the beach in a right turn….landed on the right main first and then proceeded to use the whole length of the runway to stop…so an Air Caraibes Dornier had to circle on final to give him time to backtrack and exit.
The tower controller hesitated a bit, and said something like “oooookey…American *** exit at Charlie…be cool man”

he he 😀

A couple of months ago I happened to be down at Sunset Beach as an American Airlines 757 came in on a short left base for rwy 09. He overshot the turn to final, banked it over steeply to the left to get aligned…overshot a little again…came screaming over the beach in a right turn….landed on the right main first and then proceeded to use the whole length of the runway to stop…so an Air Caraibes Dornier had to circle on final to give him time to backtrack and exit.
The tower controller hesitated a bit, and said something like “oooookey…American *** exit at Charlie…be cool man”

lmao!

A couple of months ago I happened to be down at Sunset Beach as an American Airlines 757 came in on a short left base for rwy 09. He overshot the turn to final, banked it over steeply to the left to get aligned…overshot a little again…came screaming over the beach in a right turn….landed on the right main first and then proceeded to use the whole length of the runway to stop…so an Air Caraibes Dornier had to circle on final to give him time to backtrack and exit.
The tower controller hesitated a bit, and said something like “oooookey…American *** exit at Charlie…be cool man”

What about that picture of a Binter pilot doing a rather steep decent into TFN after ‘failing’ one engine? 😀

Along the same lines. 😮

Sorry for the poor quality.

I’m unsure…..it would be P45 time for a UK pilot caught flying an approach like that, but then normal rules don’t seem to apply to the ‘locals’ in the Med and Aegean (and the Canaries, don’t get me started on Binter again)

Watched an IB 757 do some ‘hairy’ stuff at TFS on at least 3 ocassions.

I guess he was slagging me off then. 😉

Flex 35

Ah…… Corfu….. Paradise!!!

Edited to keep the peace.

Come on now, chaps. Let it lie, eh?

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don’t think this is real

I’m unsure…..it would be P45 time for a UK pilot caught flying an approach like that, but then normal rules don’t seem to apply to the ‘locals’ in the Med and Aegean (and the Canaries, don’t get me started on Binter again)

The distance from the buildings is rather exaggerated by the long lens, as the first shot, taken from the 17 holding point shows. The altitude, if genuine, is a bit alarming, as 17 has a highly displaced landing threshold (look at the arrows indicating the displacement in pic 2), to discourage approaches like this.

I’m with your professional viewpoint on this. Still don’t think this is real.

Flex 35

Oh, for god’s sake! :rolleyes:

Sandy, Flex, give it a rest – both of you……

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I think its genuine… Its very rare they use that end at CFU, but when they do they’re LOW. The fence, left, is lower across the threshold.

The distance from the buildings is rather exaggerated by the long lens, as the first shot, taken from the 17 holding point shows. The altitude, if genuine, is a bit alarming, as 17 has a highly displaced landing threshold (look at the arrows indicating the displacement in pic 2), to discourage approaches like this.

and you’re a fine one to judge? :rolleyes:
Is there anything you won’t try in order to discredit me?
First personal insults… now finding fault with anything I say or do..

If you didn’t make comments like that to other members I wouldn’t have posted anything.

Personal insults hmm, I would call anything I have said as being personal insults.

Flex 35

Explain what that is meant to mean.

Flex 35

Its no excuse to have a bad attitude. You shouldn’t make excuses for him.

Flex 35

and you’re a fine one to judge? :rolleyes:
Is there anything you won’t try in order to discredit me?
First personal insults… now finding fault with anything I say or do..

Its no excuse to have a bad attitude. You shouldn’t make excuses for him.

Flex 35

thats alright Flex35. It is my fault for not reading the thread properly. LBARULES has told me in another thread to read it properly.
There really is no need for an apology.

you real don’t read the threads properly do ya.
Its been established as real already 😉

There was no need for that. :rolleyes:

I would apologise if I was you.

Flex 35