WILSON !!!!!!!!1

Where did I put my corona?

This appears to taken at the home of the "Bare Foot" pilots. The Twin Otter seen here could belong to Maldivian Air. The fellow on the board, on the other hand, is just another obstacle the the pilots in the Maldives have to contend with.

That's an optical illusion. See the shadow in front of the windsurfer, well that's the plane shadow meaning, the plan is clear from landing over the windsurfer heard :p About the guy , he was probably jsut enjoying the sun .

I would think it would be along the lines of "OH ****". Unless hes from the area and its probobly not the first time then its just going to be "I hope he saw me"

It looks like the plane is coming for a landing towards the shore. I wonder how far away from the shore he actually is.

N - A Twin Otter is a good size plane that can seat up to 19 folks in certain configurations. If that guy on the board is behind the plane then that must either be a model plane, or the guy is a freaking GIANT! The plane must be well behind the guy and the "shadow" is most likely something on the bottom like a grass bed or a piece of a boat or something.

Let's hear what Humberto the retard thinks

Senor Q: Por fin alguien dijo algo bueno de Humberto! Gracias. Yo pienso que el avion esta atras del senor y me parece que este muchacho esta usando sus manos para nadar a la izquierda para que no se muerte. No creo que es un "optical illusion"...creo que es real. Tambien, creo que este es una isla en la caribbean pero no me recuredo el nombre. Viste, yo puedo decir algo normal y inteligente. Estamos bien?

YES!!!! Bring in the wind buddy, bring in the wind! oh please oh please oh please, I'm stuck out here!

Photoshopped....

Now, what about the jackass A.W., what does he think?

The guy on the board has nothing to do with the plane if it's a model. and if it's a real plane, he's going to fly over the top of the photgrapher's head and land on the other side, if it's a model, then the photographer needs to duck....

I say its a genuine, un-retouched photo. The photographer is using a telephoto lens which very specifically makes objects in the background appear larger than they actually are. This is a well known optical phenomenon. It also means the photographer is not that close to the plane.

I second N's observations.

Vince, that can't be the plane's shadow in the water. Look at the position of the glare on the ****pit. The sun has to be to the left in the photo to do that. And if that is where the sun is, then that dark area in the water can't be the shadow from that plane.

This is photoshopped, look at the propellers, a picture cannot be be made and the propellers be prefectly still while the plane is in flight.

Mike - The engines are just about at idle at this point in the approach, the Twin Otter's water landing speed is very slow &#lt;100 kts, and in bright sunlight the camera shutter speed would be fast. Those three things together get you a very clear picture of the props.

Earnie, the landing gear are pontoons.

Thanks, Onklebob, I hadn't realized that until you told me. I am glad that I now know that the landing gear are pontoons. You are a life saver.