One of the coolest aviation pictures I have ever seen.

[30West]

These guys are "five miles from landing", yet they haven't even began to configure. I vote photoshop.

Alot of European airports have arrivals that require minimum configurations for noise abatement as weight permits. 5 miles is tight, but for an operator who goes into the same airport in the same equipment regularly it's no big deal. We do it into MIA at lighter weights all the time. Also could be more than 5 miles. The photog probably couldn't tell exactly. From that distance it could have approach flaps and takeoff slats extended and would be difficult to tell from that angle.

 

[pgcfii2002]

Photoshop????