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Old 09-07-2012, 10:36 AM   #41
troutman
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Flying into San Fran, over the Golden Gate bridge, and downtown, is a spectacular landing.

The arrival/departure board in the Frankfurt airport is fascinating to watch.

We liked the monorail between terminals at the Dallas airport.

Landing in Castlegar is an adventure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Ko...gional_Airport

Due to the mountainous terrain impinging on both runway approaches, there is no possibility of a straight-in approach. The airport is therefore certified for day operations only, and the glideslope on approach is set to a steep 5% rather than the standard 2.5%. The instrument approaches to Castlegar are considered among the most challenging of any in use at a commercial airport in North America.

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