Just for fun. Insane photo!

[maninblack]

JetPhotos.Net Photo » PH-BFG (CN: 24517) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-406 by Trent R Sellers

Seen some rippers at Princess Juliana but this has to be the best. The crew must do this on purpose.

 

[straitman]

JetPhotos.Net Photo » PH-BFG (CN: 24517) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-406 by Trent R Sellers

Seen some rippers at Princess Juliana but this has to be the best. The crew must do this on purpose.

... or maybe the runway starts just out of photo.

 

[NM]

... or maybe the runway starts just out of photo.

Or maybe someone else like playing around with Photoshop .

 

[Kendall Roy]

I've lost count of how many times I've tried to perfect my landing at Princess Juliana in Flight Simulator X using the A380

 

[JohnK]

Insane photo or insane people....

 

[kamchatsky]

Plenty of similar landings on YouTube.

YouTube - KLM 747 almost hitting Krassie on St. Maarten

 

[maninblack]

The runway is only 7000ft so they like to use every inch when landing a big bird like this but this guy is really cutting it fine.

So is this guy...and no photoshop.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo&mode=related&search=

 

[kamchatsky]

Here are more photos about landing at St Maarten:

St. Maarten airport - is this for real!!? | General | Flight Simulator Forums - Fly Away Simulation, Flight Simulator #1


Maybe I should go there myself to have a look

 

[DJ737]

Hi there

The outdoor bar just visible below the tail has beers for US$2 Perfect for a bit of plane spotting by the beach.

Or just relax by the pool at the hotel Airliners.net Photos: KLM - Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 747-406

Cheers
DJ737

 

[SeaWolf]

That runway is infamous for wacky landings:
Airliners.net Photos: US Airways Boeing 757-2B7
Another 'accident waiting to happen' runway is Gibraltar:
Airliners.net Photos: Monarch Airlines Boeing 757-2T7
Behold, the intersecting runway and highway!
Airliners.net Photos: GB Airways Vickers 807 Viscount
When it comes time to use the runway boom gates are closed, like a railway crossing.

 

[simongr]

Ahh - Gibraltar brings back interesting memories - the runway is hilarious. What that picdoesnt show is that the runway virtually bisects the rock - water at both ends!

 

[Altair]

Well from the photo it looks as if there is quite a bit of wind, (see the palms), also there might be water as there are dark spots on the tarmac. The plane cleared the fence and has not touched down in the run-off areas marked by the yellow arrows. The pilot also looks to have flared a little more so there is not much further than say he did a good job.
Unlike sydbloke I have never walked away from an A380 landing here, tried it once and never came close to stopping, so I cannot be the definitive guide.

Edit to add: Remember Telstra Bigpond had an ad with a family on holiday on the beach with the KLM 747 landing right over them? Ad was about using the net to research your next holiday.