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Interesting.
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Great pictures! I sent the link to some friends and family members that fly. Some of those runways leave a little to be desired.....talk about short.
Julie
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Cool,
Back in the early eighties I used to fly into Ciudad Del Carmen in Mexico. Usually they flew DC3's or an old Convair there from Merida, but as the oil patch grew they decided to fly a DC9 from Mexico City, I was on the 4th flight.
The runway was hacked out of the jungle and was not long enough for the DC9 to make the last taxiway. It had to be pushed back by a tug.
From the air it looked like they were going to land on a popsicle stick in the jungle. Terrifying to say the least, but as far as I know they just ran off the end of the strip a few times.
Back in the early eighties I used to fly into Ciudad Del Carmen in Mexico. Usually they flew DC3's or an old Convair there from Merida, but as the oil patch grew they decided to fly a DC9 from Mexico City, I was on the 4th flight.
The runway was hacked out of the jungle and was not long enough for the DC9 to make the last taxiway. It had to be pushed back by a tug.
From the air it looked like they were going to land on a popsicle stick in the jungle. Terrifying to say the least, but as far as I know they just ran off the end of the strip a few times.
JupiterSunsation
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cool but I would have enjoyed knowing where some of those runways were!
LaughingCat
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We just sit in teh back and look out our windows. I've long said they should have monitors for us with forward looking cameras
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