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| PARO, Bhutan - VQPR - freeware airport | |
Ian Whiteside   26th May 2013 17:35:36 | Paro airport in the kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas is classed by 'Boeing' as having one of the most dangerous and difficult approaches in the world.
Runway 15 approach requires a 5000' descent within a few miles and a 360 degree turn within a narrow valley that has 12500' - 18000' mountain peaks all around... then the pilot has to perform a difficult and dangerous 'S' turn on short finals to land... sometimes finally levelling the wings while crossing the threshold of the runway. I have tried to create the realism of this approach by taking the stock FSX airport and lowering it to published altitude and moving the runway to google earth position co-ordinates. As a bonus I've managed to find some airport buildings like the real ones at Paro which are in the traditional Bhutanese style to enhance the airport. This is a first attempt by me with FSX scenery and although pretty basic and not 'quality' it pretty much fulfills my objective of making the approach a bit more realistic... hope you enjoy. Here's a chart for the approach... http://www.virtualiroma.it/eventi/DANG4/VQPR.pdf a Little news article... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079836/The-Himalayan-airport-dangerous-pilots-qualified-land-there.html Some background info - http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_23/737-700Bhutan.pdf __________________________________________________ 2 Methods to install:- 1) Auto Installer with instructions - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34685313/PARO%20Bhutan%20VQPR%20Package.zip or here - http://www.mediafire.com/download/29zv7h33x22q7hv/PARO_Bhutan_VQPR_Package.zip 2) Manual Install with instructions - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34685313/Paro%20Manual%20Install.zip or here - http://www.mediafire.com/download/3695alccwlvcgjw/Paro_Manual_Install.zip |
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