Mt. Everest and departure from Paro International Airport, Bhutan
Jan 22, 2018 12:47:56 #
About a year ago my wife and I were touring Bhutan and India. We departed Bhutan en route to Delhi, India. With surrounding peaks as high as 5,500 m (18,000 ft), Paro International airport is considered one of the world's most challenging airports, and only a select number of pilots are certified to take off/land at the airport. We were fortunate to have clear skies and seats on the right side that gave us a spectacular view of Mt. Everest. If interested, here is the link to a video I shot during take off and passing Mt. Everest. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/M0YvHX2J8RU
Jan 22, 2018 12:51:27 #
Jan 22, 2018 12:58:30 #
Thanks for posting that, it was enjoyable! I've never been there and at my age I never will.
Jan 22, 2018 13:04:49 #
Great Video,,,it is interesting to see the villages in the mountains and the roads connecting them and Mt. Everest was Spectacular,,,,Lucky to have such clear weather !!!
Jan 22, 2018 13:04:50 #
Jan 22, 2018 13:21:33 #
paulhw
Loc: Los Angeles
Wonderful, nice video that brings back fond memories. My wife and I flew by it 10/25/77 on Royal Nepal Airlines. They gave you a very nice color certificate of Everest ("Sagarmatha" locally). The most interesting about that trip was that Tenzing Norgay, a lovely, sweet man, (the Sherpa with Sir Edmund Hillary) was in town, and he signed the peak of the certificate and let us take a picture of him with my wife. I keep that framed in my home office to remind me of simpler, nicer times.
Jan 23, 2018 06:26:39 #
Jan 23, 2018 12:05:27 #
Jan 23, 2018 12:11:19 #
Paul what a great story. How fitting to have Norgay sign your certificate and pose with your wife. Thanks for sharing.
Jan 23, 2018 15:02:15 #
Man you can really tell the air is thin on that take off by the length of the roll and by how long after rotation it is before the captain gets the flaps fully retracted.
Great video, thanks for posting it.
Great video, thanks for posting it.
Jan 23, 2018 22:53:49 #
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