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An Air France Airbus A340 landing at Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Maarten. The low approach is necessary due to the short runway length, whi...
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An Air France Airbus A340 landing at Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Maarten. The low approach is necessary due to the short runway length, which begins just beyond the beach and two lane road.
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9 Comments |
iBurn
 
iBurn January 14, 2013
Excellent capture!
learjet60
learjet60 January 14, 2013
Thank you iBurn!
patsimmons
 
patsimmons January 14, 2013
Wow, this is a great capture!
learjet60
learjet60 January 14, 2013
Thank you Pat!
Serendipity1
 
Serendipity1 January 14, 2013
Excellent!
learjet60
learjet60 January 14, 2013
Thank you!
leighjg
 
leighjg January 14, 2013
WHAT !! that must be one noisy beach. great shot
learjet60
learjet60 January 14, 2013
Thank you leighjg!
ashley_christine
 
ashley_christine January 14, 2013
i would be freaking out in i was on that beach/plane. amazing shot!!
learjet60
learjet60 January 14, 2013
Thanks Ashley! The little beach bar that this photo was taken from publishes the arrival times of the flights to facilitate watching these planes land. It's a great way to spend an afternoon!
Jaquete
 
Jaquete March 01, 2013
Awesome shot, great capture!
learjet60
learjet60 March 01, 2013
Thank you very much!
Flosno
 
Flosno December 05, 2013
Glad they weren't still dumping fuel here!!! superb shot....congrats on your award
vanessarlazzarini
 
vanessarlazzarini February 16, 2014
Wow!!! I would have died!!!
learjet60
learjet60 February 16, 2014
This is a popular location for aviation enthusiasts, as you can imagine!
HelenRea
 
HelenRea February 16, 2014
Great to see such a fantastic capture of Princess Juliana landing...nice work!
learjet60
learjet60 February 16, 2014
Thank you! I can't wait to go back some time!
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