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Recordist's notes
Landing phase of an Air Tahiti ATR 72, operating flight VT826 from Hiva Oa to Tahiti Faa’a. The route covers approximately 1,407 kilometers (874 miles) with a flight time of about 3 hours and 20 minutes. The recording features cabin announcements in Tahitian, French, and English, along with the changing pitch and intensity of the engines during the approach. The moment of touchdown on the runway is clearly audible TC 00:12:01:11. Audio captured from the first row, port side.
About the place
Papeete is a town of about 26,357 people in Îles du Vent, French Polynesia.
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Sources & credits
- “Polynésie française, France - Landing phase of an Air Tahiti ATR 72” by teti-amana – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0