Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:24 pmI'm going to Raro in the holidays, flying on the 777 of all aircraft, and was wondering about doing some planespotting there, as the title of this thread suggests. I googled the idea and found this:
For a bit of a thrill if you are waiting for a plane, a popular activity is to walk out of the airport (after checking in) and continue along the road, until you reach the part of the road that is perpendicular to the end of the runway. Stand here on the road and wait for your plane (or another jumbo jet) to come in. The huge plane comes in so low, it literally almost clips the fence you are standing right next to. Anyone who manages to withstand the urge to duck gets a prize (or their head chopped off!).
Sounds like St Maarten! Has anyone else been and done the same? Got any tips on where to stand, and what time the heavies arrive/depart?
For a bit of a thrill if you are waiting for a plane, a popular activity is to walk out of the airport (after checking in) and continue along the road, until you reach the part of the road that is perpendicular to the end of the runway. Stand here on the road and wait for your plane (or another jumbo jet) to come in. The huge plane comes in so low, it literally almost clips the fence you are standing right next to. Anyone who manages to withstand the urge to duck gets a prize (or their head chopped off!).
Sounds like St Maarten! Has anyone else been and done the same? Got any tips on where to stand, and what time the heavies arrive/depart?
Love doing that at Malololailai in Fiji! A few differences though:
Without sounding too geeky then, can anyone tell me where I can find arrival times for NCRG? According to wiki, Air New Zealand, Air Rarotonga, Air Tahiti and Pacific Blue all serve the airport, and I'd like to know when’s the best time/day to go down there and snap some pics...
