Landing at ST BARTS! One of the world's MOST EXTREME airports!
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- Опубліковано 19 бер 2020
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Date of Travel: 11 MAR 2020
Airline: Tradewind / St Barth Commuter
Livery: Standard
Route: SJU-SBH-SXM
Aircraft: Pilatus PC-12, Cessna Grand Caravan
Flight Number: TJ 100, PV 231
Miles: 210 + 19
Airborne time: 1h01m, 0h13m
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Hello and welcome to another video! Hope you enjoy...and stay safe and well. Keep following government and health agency advice and it’ll be back to normal as soon as possible...
caught the sun as well as a flight i see
For information Rémy de haenen was also the first men who land in SABA ;-).
My dad has a private pilots lince he fly a 1964 piper Cherokee 180 but it’s out of service right
U should fly to St.Eustatius it's a beautiful Island next to Saba
12:20 to 12:30 u dont need a certificate because Winair the twin otter company what flies there, mostly uses there trainees to fly there.
Glad you liked the trip over to SBH Paul... "This is your captain speaking" haha!
Wow was that u
Ha too funny. Your pilot has his own UA-cam channel with videos...lol
Saw the captain and immediately noted it was you from your youtube videos!!;)
I was about to tag you!
Thought that was u!
The first ten seconds are a perfect example of brits when we go in the sun for more than a nanosecond
Agreed, I was wincing when I saw it. This is why I wear Factor 50 even in the UK! Our only choices are 'ghost' and 'lobster'.
Go onto any Australian beach and the visiting Brits (or Poms as we affectionately call them) are instantly visible... how can skin be so white?
Downunda - Melbourne Australia
I don't burn easily. Not even in the Mediterranean.
But this close to the equator, you really need to watch yourself.
5-10 minutes in the sun and you're cooked.
A lot of people from northern Europe do not understand the difference, and how much more powerful the Sun is, even compared to Spain or Italy.
@@davidofcoburg9279oh yes. There was a sea of red on Bondi Beach the other day, and it's autumn.
Not only you make good reviews, you show me interesting and remote places in the world as well. Thanks Paul.
Recently I've watched some of your old videos when you didn't speak, so weird. I love to hear your comments directly from your voice, that's why I like your channel. Other aviation fans don't speak in their videos, that's boring.
Thumbs up for that footage of the approach and landing alone! Nicely captured.
Been on that beach at St Maarten when the KLM 74 used to land there!!
Me too! 26 years of travelling to St. Martin and St. Barts...seen some amazing sights and been in dozens of landings on both islands.
KLM has accellerated the retirement of their 747's
@@skylineXpert Well that aged well
Yeah same... It has stopped service using 74 and now direct flight using airbus
1:18 This was American Airline's old hub before they left back in 2015. It was where they had their check in desks. They use to occupy Terminal D and E with their huge American Airlines and Eagle operation when they operated to the islands. Kind of sad how they pretty much abandoned it. Greetings from Puerto Rico!
Took the words right out of my mouth haha. SJU used to full of aircraft when I was growing up in the 90s and early 00s. It was sad to SJU no long be an American hub. I miss flying back and forth to my island from JFK on TWA and American airlines.
I remember many times flying out of that terminal to see my dad's family in Boston or my grandpa's family in Santo Domingo. Now Jetblue has basically taken the place of those operations at a smaller scale
“Complete ban on go-arounds” UFF! Imagine if you messed up the approach 🥴
You cannot go around once you pass Eden Rock, which is a luxury hotel about 500m away from touchdown. We pass this hotel in a 30 degree bank in this video, still very much on approach.
@@Paul_Lucas no go around, it be fun if the onboard music is "danger zone".
20:05 Paul, you asked us a few months ago why we pay attention to your channel - THIS IS WHY WE LOVE YOUR CHANNEL! Thanks very much for this, it was super! Cheers from Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada. (when are those VIA train videos coming? :) )
24:48 Rip KLM 747 (I know they stopped flying there with the 747 years ago but still those videos are legendary)
Maximilian Unterrieder Actually they only stopped a few days ago, I believe the last KLM 747 flight was the 30th or 31st of March.
KLM stopped flying to Sint-Maarten with the 747 in 2016.
@@Paul_Lucas i think you (Mikel Sopelana Durango) misinterpreted my comment. I was talking about the 747 to St. Maarten but Mikel Sopelana Durango was probably thinking about the general retirement of their 747 fleet.
@@Paul_Lucas yea I meant generic, KLM had to phase out their 747 fleet earlier due to coronavirus, and so the last flight was a few days ago.
When I saw you went to St. Barth's straight from San Juan, I was like "what?! No Maho Beach as long as you're there??" Glad to see you made it there at the end. That was a bucket list thing for me the first time I did it. (I've done it several more times since then.) I wonder how well the island had been rebuilt when you were there; I was there about a year ago now and it was still a giant mess from the hurricane.
Paul, your BEST video yet, very informative. Thank you!
The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan. Reminds me of the time when I visited the exact factory where these are built and assembled in Wichita, KS. Never flown in one, but it does feel weird seeing one fly when you think about how it was simply an aluminum frame at one point.
Great vid Paul, and thank you for the extra A340 clip! Stay safe!❤️👍✈️
It takes real skill to land on those small strips. Not much margin for error - you have to get it right the first time. This was an interesting change from your usual flights on larger planes.
Thanks for another super video, stay healthy and safe, looking forward to you "Wingin' It" around the world again soon!
St Marten airport is a must if u ever go there. So cool seeing the planes land right over your head
That was awesome, great having a cockpit view, thanks Paul.
Really interesting. Thank you. Hopefully we can all travel again soon.
Yooo thats Shamir!!! Bro you are luckier than you know haha, awesome pilot
Paul that was some of the best footage I've seen.
What an interesting vlog.
Thank you for sharing your Carribean experince with your watches.
My favourite part was the landings.I actually felt I was onboard."Exciting"
Great video!! Love seeing trip reports that involve smaller aircraft. So cool to see. Thanks for sharing!!
Nice vid Paul (like most of ur vids), liked the last bit lol !!
That PC-12 is beautiful!
Fantastic vid Paul. Thank you
I just love the sound of a prop plane... Hope you’re surviving ok 😊
I’ve flown in a Pilatus PC12 Turboprop! Super cool!
This one has a glass instrument panel. The one I flew on was entirely mechanical...
Glad you got an “Up front” seat
I’ve actually flown (Co Pilot) in a Cessna Caravan. My dad was the pilot. It was a private charter, hired by dad so we could take our luggage, and four others with us to a tennis tournament. My dad and I won in the doubles. Interesting Aircraft to fly
Awesome footage. Caused a few shudders with the aircraft coming in so close to the ground. Hope you had a nice stay in St. Martin.
Fabulous video ... some really incredible scenery and history of this airport too. Loved this.
Your best video yet Paul. Beautiful Islands.
What a runway! Amazing video Paul.
Well done Paul that was great footage so well done as usual with great audio & visual from the cockpit.
Thanks for this! Was looking all over for footage of the SJU Tradewind Lounge (which I'll be visiting on an upcoming trip)
What an awesome adventure - definitely one for my bucket list. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you so much for posting another great report.. x
For me this was one of your best videos yet! Amazing Well done 👏🏼
Gorgeous, perfect approach and touch down! WAY tougher than over the beach at St. Maarten. Great job!
Super cool Paul... check it off the bucket list.
Thanks Paul, I really enjoy seeing your travel experiences and the reviews. I'm really glad that you have a stockpile of trips we haven't yet seen and that will keep us going over the next few months while we are in lockdown.
Downunda - Melbourne Australia
That was a winner Paul, thanks for posting. Certainly looked a most interesting experience, sadly not one I'm likely to get makes it all the more enjoyable. Stay safe.
Great fun to see. The thing I remember most about Luis Muñoz Marín Airport. . . . were the retro Pac-Man machines still installed and with paying customers, myself included! I had no idea the seaward approach into St Bart's was pretty much just as challenging as "over the hill."
Good video. Thanks for sharing that. Looking forward to going there someday.
Great video! Awesome seeing M/Y Eclipse!
Beautiful scenery Paul great video as always
I love the cockpit "door" !!! I think the pilot may have done this before !! Great video as always Paul !! Reminds of a trip I did with 3 mates some years ago when we flew from Galway in Ireland to Inishmore (part of the Aran Islands off the coast of Galway) They weighed us before boarding ( I was the lightest I might add) and I think the plane was a Shorts 360 ! I ended up in the co pilots seat and it was very windy. We approached the runway and it looked terribly short....I said to the pilot is this long enough for us to land...he just smiled ( typically Irish) and when we touched down I could see the runway was indeed much longer than it looked...almost an "optical illusion" !! Scared the hell out of me though ! Thanks again mate and stay safe during these most uncertain of times !!
Bloody love it!!!!! Stay safe and thanks for your vlogs! Great way to escape!
Nice vid mate, thanks for keeping us entertained
This is one of the best avgeek vlogs I've ever seen. Thx Paul.
Thanks for another great video Paul! Stay safe and healthy friend
Excellent video Paul thanks 👍😀
Thanks for the trip! Awesome 😎💕
Love small planes and small airports. Thanks Paul.
That view on approach to Saint Maarten is superb.
Awesome video Paul! That looks like fun! My friend just has an awful experience on Delta from LaGuardia to Lexington,KY.
Fun video. Thanks for filming and posting.
Thank you Paul and I know you'll be there when the craziness ends:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Very nice video man! Great content
Wow you're absolutely living the dream Paul!
That Pilatus looks super-sleek , especially in silver . That experience must’ve been a treat indeed . Nice one !
Probably one of your best videos. Fantastic views of the Caribbean! Would love to see more lounges implement a cheese stick policy.
Never seen a landing into St Barths that way before. Nice one.
so excited! i am taking a cruise to St. Marteen over Thanksgiving! definitely going to planespot, hopefully i will see some heavies.
What a fantastic day out. When I learned to fly, one of the regulars at the airfield had his own caravan.
We Americans eat such cheese sticks as a snack. You'll find them in many convenience stores.
Canadians, too. Hard to believe Paul had never seen such a treat.
That's so cool lad. Bucketlist for sure!
Captain flying for Tradewind is a true pro, good old wallblake transition over ANG to avoid buildups. The 28 approach is a bit more common in the AM arrival when the winds are calmer.
Kind of therapeutic seeing this flight from the passengers perspective after it’s been so long.
Wow, did this video bring back memories. I got my first flying gig out of SJU. I flew to all of those islands (except St. Barks, we were a little to big for that). You even showed the apartment I used to live in while I was there. The most fun flying I ever had.
Great video ! Can't wait to see your flight to Saba
Wonderful video. Very cool tiny little airplanes
Thanks for the experience. Awesome.
Terrific footage Paul
Really liked this video!!
Thanks for having this little gem of St Barths. Try to get a complementary stay here- at a hilltop place.I can't travel anymore but I love to take off with your excursions. My flight was by Helicopter - you don't feel the water looming infront as you do with a plane- and I have learned to enjoy the ride. When I land I always enjoy the first gust of wind as I depart. It reminds me of the friends who are with me in that breeze. I smile as you do and anticipate the next experience.
Gary O'Neal
Ashuelot, NH
Brilliant to watch.
Loved this ❤️
Great to see a cockpit view of the landing at St Maarten as well as the traditional fence view.
Thank you for sharing and keeping it real. Am delighted you have a back catalogue to drip feed our addiction to your content. Fly the dream Sir. : - )
I've been to St. Maarten before back when they had the beach open right in front of the airport. There was always one flight per day that has four engines and takes off bound for Paris so it is hilarious to see everyone get blown towards the water while that happens
love that place was in a Cessna caravan st barths commuter awesome airport and island! I even got to sit next to the pilot on the way back to st maarten
I know the area quite well and I can tell you that the top of the hill at St Barth was "cut out / trimmed" somewhat to make it safer following a crash when a plane hit such hill on landing. My last flight approach was from over the hill and we finished up pretty close to the end of the runway !
Looking forward to your flight to Saba which I know as well. Saba reminded me of the old Hong Kong airport when you flew straight towards the rock and made a sharp turn as you prepared to "drop" onto the runway.
Plenty of money on those islands hey !!!
Paul....Another super vid mate...what a lovely short vid ..Sunshine, cockpit, a real relief from this coronavirus.
Picked this up a short while ago and poured myself a scotch to watch your exploits out in the Caribbean.
Keep em coming pal always a pleasure to watch
Be safe, be good Regards IAN
Cheers Ian!
That was superb! I've seen a live webcam from St. Bart's but never caught a plane in motion.
I never thought I'd see a Pilatus PC-12 featured on this channel. Awesome!
Done one before! A while back tho... ua-cam.com/video/KGw-61MWGrc/v-deo.html
Another great video, Paul! As a fellow aviation geek, I did treat myself to flying into SXM and SBH as a 30th Birthday celebration. Maho Beach was a particular highlight! Your videos bring back happy memories of that trip. Thank you :-)
1:12 LOL You came to PR, wow. Also, yeah, 15 years ago that was the check-in area for AA and it would have been buzzing since thy had a hub at SJU. There used to be a cafe, security check point, and of course the hotel which still remains. I've flown so many times out of Term A and on JBU, though interesting to see it with Tradewind.
Brilliant Paul keep it up
Loved this Paul, reminded me of my first ever flight in a helicopter, I sat next to the pilot, flight of a lifetime
Wonderful report!
Well done Paul. Keep safe!
The blue bag of SunChips is always a great choice a + + +
Great video Paul makes you feel like you are there, hope to visit St Maarten one day : )
Awesome video! Practiced this many times on Google Earth Flight Simulator, quite challenging!
Glad you'll still be posting through the disruption!
Pretty cool that you were this deep in the caribbean, sad that you couldnt make it to St.kitts and Nevis, would have been great bumping into you Paul
Woooh I waited for this for ages after seeing it on twitter
Epic!! Awesomeness 👌
The hotel’s in an abandoned hall at San Juan? Interesting, so eerie. St Bart’s is so fascinating, I want to land there too
Avery the Cuban-American it’s not abandoned, it’s being renovated, slowly but steady.
Wow! Awesome video!
Looks like you have to go back to make the landing you want Paul!
Wonderful Compilation