Favourite YouTube Vids

formermarcher · Post by **formermarcher** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:10 pm

Title says it all...post some of your favourite things you've seen on Youtube!

I'll start us off with:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2TXPFgRsVUE
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uNBi2PATwqc
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RcXfvFxMqhs
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CMwdAc1Dzfg

roan520 · Post by **roan520** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:39 pm

here's mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4cQ3BoHFas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R51K9_t_0v8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1HBFjQlySY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17DH39vQFKQ

IsnipeWithAknife · Post by **IsnipeWithAknife** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:40 am

check out my favorites
http://youtube.com/isnipewithaknife

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:14 am

Maho Beach, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Best plane-spotting site in the world.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

Mark Stone · Post by **Mark Stone** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:25 am

I know this was in a thread a while back, but it's still funny;

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y-sWc4COB44

The Aceman · Post by **The Aceman** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:32 am

Hostrauser wrote:Maho Beach, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Best plane-spotting site in the world.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

That runway is ridiculous, an accident waiting to happen.

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:22 pm

The Aceman wrote:
Hostrauser wrote:Maho Beach, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Best plane-spotting site in the world.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo
That runway is ridiculous, an accident waiting to happen.

No other options: no room. The runway literally goes from one end of the island to the other. That road is (I believe) the only road that cuts across the island.

No accidents have ever occurred there, though the chain link fence in the picture has been torn down by landing planes once or twice. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the fence support posts don't go very far into the ground, so the fence will just "give way" should a plane's landing carriage hit it.

The craziest runway in the world is not St. Maarten, but rather on another island of the Netherlands Antilles, Saba, just across the water from St. Maarten. Saba's runway is the shortest commercial airstrip in the world, only 1,312 feet, with sheer cliffs on each end. Only tiny "puddle-jumper" prop planes can fly there, and there's no room for error!

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0490051/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1146078/M/

IsnipeWithAknife · Post by **IsnipeWithAknife** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:49 pm

what about the old hong kong international airport! I remember flying there before the new one was built! one of the videos on my favorite list is a 747 landing there

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:45 pm

IsnipeWithAknife wrote:what about the old hong kong international airport!

Kai Tak Int'l Airport is the "Babe Ruth" of plane-spotting airports. One of the busiest single-runway airports in the world, it was like flying into San Diego only on crack. Sharp, sharp right turn just before landing, a fast drop onto the runway, and (usually) strong crosswinds that forced most jumbo-jets to land almost sideways (you only think I'm kidding). You missed one way and you slammed into a mountainside; miss the other way you crashed into some skyscrapers.

This is one of the better Kai Tak videos on YouTube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OtnL4KYVtDE& ... ed&search=

It really shows how late that sharp turn is and how much the wind wrecked havoc on planes trying to land there. You'll note the 747s nose is pointing out towards the harbor when it actually touches down for landing.

Here's a good picture of the hard bank before landing:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0136849/M/

Here's a good picture of the gusty winds toying with a jumbo jet (this plane somehow landed):
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0222393/M/

I'm amazed there was never a major disaster at Kai Tak. Lot of fun to watch, though.

Teh Rin · Post by **Teh Rin** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:51 pm

Mark Stone wrote:I know this was in a thread a while back, but it's still funny;

http://youtube.com/watch?v=y-sWc4COB44

Omg, I've seen that. xD Freaking hilarious.

My personal favorite, and its sequel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blqyRoNVlhE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MyRqo1luAw

Those are pieces of freaking genius. <333

Hostrauser · Post by **Hostrauser** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:00 pm

roan520 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1HBFjQlySY

That Nishihara clip is sick as hell. Anyone who's ever liked marching band should watch it.

The Aceman · Post by **The Aceman** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:02 pm

Speaking of Airplanes, have any of you ever seen the movie Memphis Belle? If not, you should check it out, it's a great movie.

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:20 pm

Hostrauser wrote:Maho Beach, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.

Best plane-spotting site in the world.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zAfQwDizpRo

Yeah.. i love that place.. I hope to be able to go some day!!

It's crazy... you can almost touch the plane! It looks like 15 feet away!

FluteOfTheNewWorld · Post by **FluteOfTheNewWorld** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:25 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4VieMjZYfI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIjYr92S ... B9&index=5

saxplyr7 · Post by **saxplyr7** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:35 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crfrKqFp0Zg

Those are my favs. Especially the last and first one lol. Enjoy