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This MD-80's Takeoff From St. Maarten Island Is Absolutely Nuts
Usually, departures occur in the opposite direction, toward the cliffs, so videos like this are somewhat rare. (youtu.be) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Awesome! Glad he got the main gear up before the fence!
Neat run, but not as "Nuts" as it looks.
Notice the wake turbulence on the water.
Try landing 10 min after a heavy
It seems the pilot wanted to give the crowd a good show, the gear was nearly completely retracted so he hadn't just lifted off the runway.
....yeah, I was a little surprised to see the gear already folding....just another day of sensationalism...
The video may be "rare" but probably the wind was as well that day. Having flown 757s into SXM over a hundred times, only two takeoffs were on RW 28.