I have been to the airport at ST Barts. It is a tight approach. I am going to be in St Martin from Jan 6 through 13. I am trying to figure out a way to get to ST Barts and to get on the air!

From: secc-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:secc-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of ku8e@bellsouth.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 9:42 AM
To: secc@contesting.com
Cc: sedxc@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SECC] [SEDXC] New Country

For you aviation buffs out there checkout these pictures of the approach to the St Barts airport. It is a short

runway with a hill on one end and a beach at the other. You have to dive bomb down over the hill when landing from that direction. When landing from the other end you approach low over the beach.

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?&placesearch=St.%20Barthelemy%20%28-%20Gustavia%29%20%28SBH%20%2F%20TFFJ%29&nr_of_rows=133&first_this_page=0&page_limit=15&sort_order=photo_id+DESC&thumbnails=&engine_version=

This is similar famous approches to St Maarten http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1177516&WxsIERv=Obrvat%20747-406&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=XYZ%20-%20Eblny%20Qhgpu%20Nveyvarf&QtODMg=Cuvyvcfohet%20%2F%20Fg.%20Znnegra%20-%20Cevaprff%20Whyvnan%20%28FKZ%20%2F%20GAPZ%29&ERDLTkt=Argureynaqf%20Nagvyyrf&ktODMp=Qrprzore%202006&BP=0&WNEb25u=Fretr%20Onvyyrhy%20-%20NveGrnzVzntrf&xsIERvdWdsY=CU-OST&MgTUQtODMgKE=N%20thl%20fgbcf%20uvf%20pne%20gb%20rawbl%20gur%20ivrj%2C%20pnhfvat%20n%20pbatrfgvba%20naq%20guvf%20jvgubhg%20oybjvat%20ubeaf...%20Fvzcyl%20FKZ%21&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=131061&NEb25uZWxs=2007-02-19%2004%3A36%3A13&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=24517%2F782&static=yes&width=1000&height=679&sok=JURER%20%20%28nvepensg_trarevp%20YVXR%20%27Obrvat%20747%25%27%29%20NAQ%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencu re%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22fg%22%20%2B%22znnegra%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20BEQRE%20OL%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=14&prev_id=1180003&next_id=1169903 and

Bonaire http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0254152&WxsIERv=ZpQbaaryy%20Qbhtynf%20ZQ-11&Wm=0&WdsYXMg=XYZ%20-%20Eblny%20Qhgpu%20Nveyvarf&QtODMg=Xenyraqvwx%20%2F%20Obanver%20-%20Synzvatb%20%28OBA%20%2F%20GAPO%29&ERDLTkt=Argureynaqf%20Nagvyyrf&ktODMp=Whyl%2016%2C%202002&BP=0&WNEb25u=Cngevpx%20Yhgm&xsIERvdWdsY=CU-XPP&MgTUQtODMgKE=Pna%27g%20guvf%20terng%20Obanver%20nccebnpu%20whfg%20or%20pbzcnerq%20jvgu%20gur%20terng%20fubgf%20sebz%20Fg.%20Znnegra%3F%20Jngpu%20gur%20ubyvqnlznxref%20orybj%20gur%20ZQ-11%21&YXMgTUQtODMgKERD=25464&NEb25uZWxs=2002-07-21%2000%3A00%3A00&ODJ9dvCE=&O89Dcjdg=48557%2F569&static=yes&width=935&height=636&sok=JURER%20%20%28nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27Eblny%20Qhgpu%20Nveyvarf%20%28XYZ%29%25%27%20BE%20nveyvar%20YVXR%20%27XYZ%20-%20Eblny %20Qhgpu%20Nveyvarf%25%27%29%20NAQ%20%28ZNGPU%20%28nvepensg%2Cnveyvar%2Ccynpr%2Ccubgb_qngr%2Cpbhagel%2Cerznex%2Ccubgbtencure%2Crznvy%2Clrne%2Cert%2Cnvepensg_trarevp%2Cpa%2Cpbqr%29%20NTNVAFG%20%28%27%2B%22Obanver%22%27%20VA%20OBBYRNA%20ZBQR%29%29%20%20beqre%20ol%20cubgb_vq%20QRFP&photo_nr=19&prev_id=0333956&next_id=NEXTID

73, Jeff KU8E