the most hairyest approach

[charlie1]

MEXICO CITY ILS RWY 05, 1:00 AM, THUNDERSTORMS, FOG, TWO ENGINES OUT (DC-8), MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, LOW FUEL!!!!!!

 

[fuzzy077]

Telluride

I'm gonna have to say Telluride, CO is by far the hairiest approach out there. And if the approach isn't hairy enough for you, then the missed approach will really make your butt pucker.

 

[Wizwheel]

Hairy Approach

Ok it has to be Scammon Bay when it's 50' overcast, and a half mile or soo....and your on the visual b/c there ain't no approach! been there?

 

[TheRaven]

NDB to Rwy 1 circle to 19 in ILE (Kileen, TX) at night in rainshowers, with low cloud cover, ground fog, and with a raging tailwind. This Place is notorious for people going off the end, and when your FO utters, "this will all make good reading in a report if we screw up" it really ratcheys up the pressure.

 

[Mookie]

KBUR in nice weather, winds from the west, and on a weekend. Just spent an entire month dodging warriors and cherokees and traffic launching off of VNY with no regard that we're doing an approach right over the top of the airport.

scary...

oh yeah, and Butte, Mt. on the night lead in light circle approach. watched it from the jumpseat once...only once. there's a good reason it's a special qual in the rj at skywest.
mookie

 

[bcflyer]

Castlegar BC Canada. LOC DME approach, about 5 or 6 stepdowns, DME cuts in and out at because of the hills until you are about 8 miles back, runway is in the bottom of a valley, approach takes you over a large hill located 2 miles from the airport. If you break out at minimums the runway will be at your 8 oclock or so. Only the captain will see it and he has to look over his shoulder to do so. You then proceed to circle in the valley to land. The departure out of there is even more fun. Circle around and around to 10000 to clear the mountains. In a heavy Dash-8 this can take a while!! LOL.. I had a DC-10 captain in the jumpseat one day and after the approach to minimums he said he would much rather do the "checkerboard" approach any day.

 

[AWACoff]

When crew scheduling junior mans you for a trip and you can tell them to stick it up there #$#&$....you might be flying into Aspen.

That's how it is at AWAC for Aspen trips.

When other aircraft are asking tower for a ground speed readout on you....you might be in Aspen in a 30 degree bank at Ref + 5.

When you're flying down a canyon making a blind turn onto short final...you might be flying into Aspen.


That is one airport I have no desire to frequent.

 

[captxxx]

Lebanon, NH(RWY #-?) ILS ---snow and blowing snow and due to terrain your ground proximity goes off if your much past 120K on approach; in a non-radar environment, at night. Also I'll agree with DCA, Aspen & Reno----Can I Get A WITNESS, AMEN

 

[CitationCapt]

Butte

Mookie quote:
"oh yeah, and Butte, Mt. on the night lead in light circle approach. watched it from the jumpseat once...only once. there's a good reason it's a special qual in the rj at skywest."
mookie
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FYI- The latest Jepp revision for Butte shows the Lead In Lights removed.

CC

 

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

Ely, Nevada- GPS approach runway 18, circle to land at night in a C172 with thunderstorms in the area; wind shear, solo.

 

[TEXAN AVIATOR]

Also I'll agree with DCA, Aspen & Reno----Can I Get A WITNESS, AMEN

Reno is also a scary approach I had so AMEN! Shooting the approach in a 172 again, but on short final wind shear from almost right down the runway, to 15knot gust to 25-qtr tailwinds. I go missed and request the controller change runways; he declined offering me a hold for 15-20 min. I tell him I’ve already had to divert and fuel would be an issue but still no cooperation. I had to force it down, even though I felt very uncomfortable. After I got down, on a wild landing I’m taxing clear and behind me a SWA737 almost clips the wing, then locked up the tires. It took about 3 more large jets that have wild landings before the controller turns the airport around.

 

[AirBill]

Nothing like flying into New Orleans 50 miles out, check in with approach and get cleared for the visual, cleared to land and cleared to taxi to the gate all on one call. Now that's service!

Used to hear that all the time at night, back home. Thanks for the memories OMP!

 

[chperplt]

Lebanon, NH(RWY #-?) ILS ---snow and blowing snow and due to terrain your ground proximity goes off if your much past 120K on approach; in a non-radar environment, at night.

It's runway 18....

Let's not forget the fact that there are NO approach lights and the ILS is offset a few degrees but NOT listed as such on the chart.

 

[Ben Franklin]

there's a good reason it's a special qual in the rj at skywest.
mookie

I once saw a Skywest pilot waving at me frantically from the back window of the special employee short bus on his way to the terminal. He was wearing his CRJ backpack on one shoulder and his Brasilia T-shirt that read "Try to catch me, I do 300 knots"

I think he had a runny nose and a red name tag on, too.

Skywescht pile-its reeelly R speshul - thank you very much.


Sincerely,

B. Franklin

 

[RichO]

hmmm, the widow maker, nothing like that one at Roswell........try it in a 130 sometime........and Tegucigalpa, Hondoras is one to watch out for........now that's a fun approach......just remember if you touch down half way down the runway doing about 160 don't wait to jump on the brakes...ok, just don't touch half way down the runway going that fast......