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DVA7698
Captain, B737-800

Joined on August 23 2009

Bakersfield, CA USA

70 legs, 187.5 hours
57 legs, 166.6 hours online
65 legs, 177.0 hours ACARS
3 legs, 7.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 17 2010 12:26 ET by Jason Jimerson

I was wanting to see a route to Madeira at some point. The airport code is LPMA- the approachs here can be very challenging exspecially runway 5. Check it out here is the you tube video for this approach. Please add a flight to LPMA this airport will support aircraft as big as the md-11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2LHzKOPZwE&feature=related

note this is not an actual real approach for runway 5 on this video it's much more difficult there are other you tube videos that show the actual approach flown correctly

Jason Jimerson

Captain, B737-800

DVA5929
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on May 10 2008
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TX USA

651 legs, 3,806.1 hours
472 legs, 2,922.9 hours online
565 legs, 3,319.5 hours ACARS
8 legs, 18.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 17 2010 12:40 ET by Nicholas Carpenter

Routes are only added if they are in the RW schedule, or if they are part of a RW codeshare.

Nicholas

Nicholas Carpenter

Senior Captain, B747-400

DVA8548
Captain, A320

Joined on April 19 2010

Portugal

21 legs, 53.2 hours
13 legs, 19.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 28 2010 04:27 ET by Ricardo Rodrigues

Hello Jason

Try and see this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vP59HoF4gs
Note that aside the unconventional approach, the pilot is almost always confronted with a cross wind, as you can see from the video. The problem with the airport, beside the obvious, is that the winds come rushing down the slope of the mountain off the left side of Rwy 5, thus creating a treacherous crosswind that is always gusting... The camera is posted on this slope.
A few years ago, this runway was almost half it's current size, as you may know, and THAT was a really big challenge in real life! I was privileged to be able to see first hand both approaches... from the observer seat in the cockpit of an old 737 and, more recently, of an A321, both of TAP. It's absolutely incredible... I can only begin to imagine what would be like doing a similar approach with buildings all around you like Kay Tak in Hongkong!

Best regards
Ricardo

Ricardo Rodrigues

Captain, A320

DVA4890
Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on August 22 2007
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McDonough, GA USA

1,022 legs, 3,005.6 hours
330 legs, 1,101.7 hours online
948 legs, 2,807.1 hours ACARS
59 legs, 156.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 28 2010 09:47 ET by Mark Fetters

the airport was shown on worlds most extreme airport on the history Channel

Mark Fetters (DVA4890)

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