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What a pilot sees landing at one of the world's most dangerous airports

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Paro Airport in Bhutan is located in a deep valley near the Paro Chhu river. The airport is about a mile and a half above sea level, and is difficult — and dangerous — to land at because of the 18,000-foot peaks surrounding it. (mashable.com) More...

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bentwing60
bentwing60 2
Reckon we could talk an Asiana Captain in there. Almost makes Aspen look elemental.
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tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 2
VQPR (Paro) and VNLK (Lukla - Tenzig/Hilary) make Aspen look like you're landing at Kansas City.
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tisom2
Terry Isom 1
Nice video & very impressive!
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jbqwik
jbqwik 1
The operative word: "experience"
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CaptBmckay
CaptBmckay 1
I would look to attempt that Approach. That approach makes the DCA River visual child's play
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runway18escanaba
runway18escanaba 1
That and Lukla make Aspen and Jackson Hole look routine
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runway18escanaba
runway18escanaba 1
They have b@!!5 of steel
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shootandfly
Bernhard Reimer 1
Bush flying in a jet...yeah that's cool!
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captainjman
Jason Feldman 1
So much for Sterile Cockpit!
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