Aviation Specials – May 2018

BELOW: Tegucigalpa Toncontín International to its friends – gained a fearsome reputation due to the mountainous terrain in the ...

82 // Extreme Airports another local carrier, Transportes Aéreos Nacionales (TAN) acquired Pan Am’s 40% in SAHSA, but the two co ...

Extreme Airports // 83 are complex by commercial standards, they are not quite as challenging as they might appear to the laymen ...

TEGUCIGALPA 84 // Extreme Airports ACCIDENTS AT TONCONTÍN Date Airline Aircraft Details June 7, 1962 SAHSA Curtiss C-46 Left und ...

precisely 3,800ft. After that point, there is another left turn towards the touchdown zone with a fi nal straight-in run of just ...

T he green and white 20-year-old de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin O er bucked and bounced as it clawed its way upwards through th ...

Extreme Airports // 87 were cancelled for the day. Amid the ensuing chaos, we managed to negotiate a rebooking for the following ...

fl yers. Further complicating ma ers is the lack of a go-around procedure due to the mountain at the end of the runway, and the ...

Extreme Airports // 89 to the capital. The two-storey terminal building is small and basic, but when the largest visitors carry ...

GIBRALTAR T he Gibraltar peninsula has been one of the most disputed slices of land in the world for centuries. Mons Calpe, the ...

GIBRALTAR the south side of the airfi eld, and while no fl ying assets are based locally it is not uncommon for UK and NATO airc ...

GIBRALTAR must be barred well ahead of every take-off and landing as the runway has to be swept to remove any debris that could ...

GIBRALTAR Challenging approach The fi nal approach is also a li le unusual. Most commercial fl ights originate in the UK and th ...

A s a professional air ambulance pilot for 20 years, I’ve seen my fair share of airports and fl ight conditions that have increa ...

Courchevel, France When presented with the aeronautical oddity that is the airport of Courchevel in the French Alps, you might f ...

96 // Extreme Airports steep by descending. There is a very real danger of fl ying so low that performance is not available to c ...

Extreme Airports // 97 Kai Tak Hong Kong’s former airport has always been a favourite of aviation enthusiasts, fondly remembered ...

FLIGHT SIMULATION 98 // Extreme Airports Hong Kong Island at 8,000ft. It continues on a heading 270o at 6,000ft, which is follow ...

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Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the RAF, this 100-piece limited edition pays tribute to RAF legend ‘Al’ Deere. Showcasing ...