Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The Jungle

Updated Jun 9, 2020 2:35 PM EDT

If you follow aerospace enthusiasts and pilots on social media, especially Instagram, you see a lot of takeoffs and landings from short and austere airstrips, some of which are seemingly located at the ends of the world. Long before social media was a thing, I had a fascination with this unique flavor of aviation and for good reason. Extreme bush flying certainly has a certain romance and air of adventure to it, and it definitely isn’t short on risk. In an age of viral content, at a certain point, you feel like you have seen it all—until you realize you haven’t. Case in point, the video below of a Cessna—likely a 206 Stationair—landing in what appears to be nothing more than a tree line break and a trail in a dense jungle wilderness.

I really don’t have any background for this clip. If you read the comments, many are wondering if this was some sort of drug-running operation . I have no idea if that is the case, but the reality is light planes land in some very rough terrain every day, providing what is often a single point lifeline to far-flung communities, many of which are of indigenous peoples. In most of those cases, the airstrips are at least a bit better cleared than this, although they can have their own extreme challenges where there is little room for error or contingencies. Still, this is an extreme example of that by any measure.

Maybe we will find out more about this video. As usual, we ask our readers to let us know if it looks familiar or if they have any additional information on it. But one thing is certain, if you want to fly into this location you have to be very comfortable with commitment, because you will be landing once you turn onto final approach, whether you want to or not.

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更新于美国东部时间2020年6月9日下午2:35

如果你在社交媒体上关注航空爱好者和飞行员，尤其是Instagram用户，你会看到很多飞机在简陋的短跑道上起降的画面，有些跑道仿佛位于世界的尽头。早在社交媒体兴起之前，我就对这种独特的航空方式着迷，而且理由充分。极限丛林飞行的确充满浪漫和冒险气息，而且风险也绝对不容忽视。在这个病毒式传播的时代，你总觉得自己什么都见过了——直到你意识到自己还有很多东西没见过。例如，下面这段视频中，一架塞斯纳飞机——很可能是206 Stationair——降落在一片茂密丛林中，看起来只不过是一小片树林和一条小径而已。

我对这段视频的背景并不了解。如果你看了评论，会发现很多人都在猜测这是否是某种毒品走私行动。我不知道是不是这样，但事实是，每天都有轻型飞机降落在一些地形非常崎岖的地方，为偏远社区（其中很多是原住民社区）提供重要的生命线。大多数情况下，简易机场的状况至少比视频中的要好一些，尽管它们也面临着极其严峻的挑战，几乎没有犯错或应对突发情况的余地。但无论如何，这都是一个极端的例子。

或许我们能找到更多关于这段视频的信息。和往常一样，我们请读者告诉我们视频内容是否似曾相识，或者是否有任何相关信息。但有一点可以肯定，如果你想飞往这个地点，就必须做好充分的准备，因为一旦你进入最后进近阶段，无论你是否愿意，你都必须降落。

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