AVweb Classic: Why This Landing Went Bad

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Key Takeaways:

  • St. Barts airport is infamous for its exceptionally challenging runway, characterized by its short length, narrowness, and an adjacent tall hill.
  • These difficult landing conditions have historically contributed to pilot incidents and accidents at the airport.
  • The article references a video by AVweb's Paul Bertorelli that analyzes a specific landing mishap at St. Barts, explaining what went wrong.
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St. Barts, in the eastern Caribbean, is famous for having a short, narrow runway with a tall hill off one end. It’s tricky to get into and more than one pilot has come to grief in trying. In this video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli reviews a landing that went wrong and why.

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