NINEv2: edmo: I've been into Telluride a number of times. The thing is, the mountains are so big and close it never feels like you have enough room and it's a steep descent from pattern altitude to the runway. Had an FO try and kill me there. A long story for a Fark party maybe.

C'mon man. Spill!

CSB: The roughest, most hair raising landingS I've ever dealt with were Juneau and Anchorage. Anchorage was just corkscrew turbulence that bounced my melon off the interior cabin. In Juneau, we had to complete a 180° turn in a 737 within a 1.25 mile wide passage (between the coastal ranges and Douglas Island). That may not freak out you pros but when I look out of my window and see 100' spruce trees close enough to count the branches I pucker a wee bit. And I'm not at all afraid of flying.

Sounds like a light breeze going into ANC then. One time due to construction we had a straight-in approach to (then)24R from over the mountains. It involved the steepest dive I've ever experienced in a commercial aircraft (MD-80, full flaps and speedbrakes) right up until the flare. But when people freak out about the approach I say "meh, I've had more ground turbulence here"

ADQ is most awesome when you know about the mountain at the end as you go hydroplaning down the runway for about forever.

Never mind the missed approach procedures, enjoy the various airports in Alaska which tell you "successful go-around improbable".

And yeah, I went to TGU once. That was a fun corkscrew dive with the wingtip seemingly mere feet off of rooftops... for like 10 minutes .. before we leveled flared and slammed the runway with full brakes and reverses. Then I heard my name mentioned over the loudspeaker with a bunch of Spanish I didn't understand and the fun began from there.

Despite the warnings I received about Honduras I've had far sketchier nights in Spenard.