World’s Shortest Runway Landing - Caribbean’s Extreme Flight
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Publicado 2024-02-17
Starting with some plane spotting action at St Maarten Princess Juliana Int’l Airport. Most beach vacationers gather on Maho Beach and anxiously wait for the plane to fly a few meters above their heads before landing and resisting the jet blast on takeoff.
I flew with SXM Airways pilot Jean-Marc Oliver on the Britten Norman Islander (BN-2A-26) from St Maarten to Saba. Saba Airport has the world’s shortest commercial runway at just 400m. The entire island is mountainous and looks like Jurassic Park. Watch our landing and takeoff at Saba, the plane used the entire runway for takeoff and literally “dropped” after leaving the runway!
Next is St Barth. As beautiful as the runway on the Caribbean island, the landing is extreme! Located between the mountains and the sea, it is only 640 meters long. We encountered some strong crosswinds and turbulence before “diving” into the airport. It was some of my most exciting flight as I had to stop filming to watch out for the landing.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Pilot looks like a very cool guy
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Wow the young pilot seems very confident and great personality
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I’ve watched a million of Sam’s videos. This might be the best. Flying at its most pure form. Loved every minute, and loved to see the young pilot so passionate about what he does. Great video.
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For a pilot to agree to do a circuit for filming is a blessing😁. He is a really cool and down to earth pilot
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What a skilled young pilot!
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Great young man, Jean-Marc, with solid stick and rudder skill, conquers Saba and St. Barth with ease. 👨✈
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That young fella is ice cold... 😎
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That's some landing from Jean-Marc Oliver 👏👏👏
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I worked with SXM and Jean Marc to do his King Air 200 Initial training. He is a very talented young aviator and will go far. He is also one cool dude and my wife and I honeymooned to St. Marteen based on his and Jeff's recommendation. Great video guys!!
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Got goosebumps just reading the appreciation comments for the pilot and I agree with everyone of them. Amazing. When he was landing it looked like he was driving a rally car 😭 amazing
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The pilot is so nice and friendly. Star of this episode.
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Loved it ! So far my favorite video you ever made ! I saw the host get scared !!! The pilot is a highly skilled young man !
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As a Caribbean man, I can tell you that you are in the region of one of the most beautiful places that God has ever created on this planet.
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Huge fan of your channel on this platform Sam. As a pilot and parachuter for some 35 years, your pilot today was fabulous! Thank you all.
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Caribbean smiles are beautiful 🎉
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Wow! That pilot is so cool,calm and collected
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This has to be one of the very best of Sam's videos. Brilliant stuff. The young pilot is cool.
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That pilot and landing was fantastic.
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WOW, I could fly all day with that Jean Marc. He makes it so exciting to fly but he also maintains such a cool, professional manner.
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Wow! I’m so jealous! And such a cool and laid back pilot! One of your best videos yet!!
