As the aspen event approches, here is a video of the challenging [and rare] circle to land 33 procedure in aspen. Enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JwN4QqOTZ0
Aspen circle to land 33
Re: Aspen circle to land 33
I once witnessed a Dash 8 circle to land on RWY 33 from the west side of the airport. It was absolutely nuts, and as far as I'm aware, is no longer allowed.
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Re: Aspen circle to land 33
Ha ha that's pretty crazy. Must look strange to the people below. They probably think the pilot is drunk or something.HRdutila wrote:I once witnessed a Dash 8 circle to land on RWY 33 from the west side of the airport. It absolutely nuts, and as far as I'm aware, is no longer allowed.
Last edited by Ycliff on Thu Aug 24, 2017 5:17 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Whatever you do, don't mention drunk pilots on hereYcliff wrote:Ha ha that's pretty crazy. Must look strange to the people below. They probably think the pilot is drunk or something.
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Re: Aspen circle to land 33
The old Mesaba BAe-146's used to pop their tail-speedbrake and circle to 33. It was quite a sight. Couldn't find a video of it, but I did find this one of a straight in to 15.HRutila wrote:I once witnessed a Dash 8 circle to land on RWY 33 from the west side of the airport. It was absolutely nuts, and as far as I'm aware, is no longer allowed.
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Re: Aspen circle to land 33
MesabaThomasSenters wrote:That was a smooth landing. By the way, does anyone know which airline was it?Steven Maddox wrote:The old Mesaba BAe-146's used to pop their tail-speedbrake and circle to 33. It was quite a sight. Couldn't find a video of it, but I did find this one of a straight in to 15.HRutila wrote:I once witnessed a Dash 8 circle to land on RWY 33 from the west side of the airport. It was absolutely nuts, and as far as I'm aware, is no longer allowed.