Video of the Week: Mountain Air Strip Landing

Editorial Staff

Sunday, December 03, 2006 at 12:00 AM ET

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The article features an extremely challenging PC-12 aircraft landing at an airstrip in Courchevel, France.
The airstrip presents pilots with mountainous slopes and an exceptionally short 550m (1,800 ft) runway.
An embedded video demonstrates the difficulty of landing in such conditions.
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Following up on last week’s theme of challenging landings, we’ve got an air strip in Courchevel, France that you’ll have to see to believe. Not only does the PC-12 pilot in this clip have contend with mountainous slopes, but he only has 550 m (1,800′) to do it.

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