Orbxtreme Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi, here is a landing tried at Southampton with the L1011. Surprisingly, this beast lands in such a small distance that I could exit on the taxiway without doing a 180, after landing on runway 20. If you're asking yourself what is the purpose to land a L1011 is Southampton, there are two answers: first, it's fun. Second, Orbx does not develop an international airport with a very long runway in England and I'm not sure I could show, on this forum, Heathrow Intl made by a third party. So here it is. Runway 20 straight ahead, right on the approach for now. A successful landing also requires to avoid the total destruction of the approach lights... I haven't calculated the distance between the threshold of rwy 20 and the taxiway, but it doesn't seem to be a lot. I never thought the L1011 could land on a short distance like that. Today, there is an 11 knots winds, 20 degrees crosswind to help for the landing. Just looking for a little parking here. I think it can be done without hurting the neighbour. There it is. Now let's go pay the airport landing fees. OUCH! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brito Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Good reasons to try to land in Southampton, great shots! All breathtaking! Which I liked most? No, I liked it all! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsumner Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Nice ! Its hard to tell the first shot isn't the real thing isn't it ! Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Really great set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Marvelous set of shots Francois!! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Fantastic set of shots Francois . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Really enjoyed that set Francoise. Brings back happy memories of when I lived close to the airport many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 A super set of great shots Francois! Really like them all very much! ...and finding a good place for parking becomes more and more challenging day by day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Cracking set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Super set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbxtreme Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks for your interest everyone, glad you liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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