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Good measures, but isn't it cheaper to notify the airliners and their pilots not to join in on the fun? Some pilots of the big jet airliners tend to takeoff in the overrun area of the runway (close to the fence as possible). Same thing happened when the lady got injured, the pilot of the pane positioned the plane as close as possible to the fence, while it was not necessary to take off....

From the video, she didn't get hurt because the plane was so close. She hurt herself because she decided to let go midway through it, then tripped and fell. Doesn't matter if the plane was in the overrun area or the actual runway, when she let go disaster was pretty much unavoidable.

irieness,it doesn't where the airline takes off from, as long as people continue to put take risks and put their lives in danger things like this will happen. people are just attracted to danger and will only learn after something like that happens no matter how much signs or warning you give them. there are signs there with, if adhered to will prevented the accident but those that still do those silly things just underestimate the power of the jet blast and have only themselves to blame for what happened.

We buy smart phones and do dumb things. The law implements measures to protect us from from our own selves and yet we won't comply. What else is left to say?

A great example of social media destroying what many have enjoyed and I don't mean hanging onto a fence when an aircraft departs. That is plain stupid and should have been discouraged strongly watch from the beach. Why do we need these moron thrill seekers here anyway.

Jus install what the US aircraft carriers have, Where the part of the floor comes up just before the plane takes off and stop the jet blast from straight back!

It redirects the jet blast upwards, It might cost a bit but is the best solution to the problem!

So u dont have to take a beauty of a plane taking off!

Just a curved concrete structure would do, curved upwards like a skateboard ramp, and as wide as the spacing betwwen the outboard engines of a 747, 7ft tall.

Want a picture of a plane? Stand to one side! Want a thrill? Go ziplining, or something similar. Better for the SXM economy, too.

Having a 7ft concrete structure in the runway 27 overrun might be a problem too, but far less likely to be.

Question is, why preserve the lives of idiots? Darwin awards need winners more than the human race needs the idiot gene.

Concrete structures would be a danger to aircraft coming in too low, ala Air France. There are specially designed aluminum siding, made especially for the purpose of deflecting the exhaust upwards and would prevent those idiots from hurting themselves. At the same time should an airplane hit them during a landing, they would brake away and not cause a catastrophe.

observer you give me a good laugh, "buy a smart phone and do dumb things" hahahah. well i't the phone that's smart not the person. lol.

Concret structures would also be a danger to any aircraft that overruns the runway and could result in many people getting hurt. In my home area there's a notorious rail bridge that gets hit but trucks and bus's once in a while cause the drivers ignore 8 warning signs placed before it. They can't lower cause it's next to a major lake and raising it would be too expensive. My point is people can be idiots and no matter what you do some folks will find a way to get themselves hurt and the rest of use shouldn't have to suffer like losing the ability to see planes pa** right over your head in this case.

I would say that people need to take personal responsibility. That beach is a huge draw for people, but they must accept the risk they take. One cannot expect the authorities to have to protect people from their own stupidity, I say. The signs on the fence are clear about the dangers and any sane person would know that standing behind a jet taking off is not the best place to be, but its not up to the authorities if such idiots if they insist on doing so.

Please read my posts better, I never said it was the pilots fault. I just stated they can be the source of easy "measure".

Of course it's the lady fault, but you can't just expect people to listen, even if there are laws, security guards and "deterrent" measures in place. It's human nature to do dumb things, no matter how many "measures" you take. This jet-blast riding thing is just too irresistible for thrill seekers.

So hypothetically, if people adhered to the signs these things wont happen, but realistically speaking, people will continue doing this and I bet only drastic/expensive measures will have to be taken when someone dies because they hit their head on the concrete divider.

That's why I said a simple solution would be for pilots not to join in on the fun, even if it's not their duty. Why do we have to babysit tourists now???

@ Ayle.

Distance do matter. There is a whole science behind airport planning that takes account the velocity of the aircraft exhaust in relation to the distance the exhaust travels. I would not be surprised if the pilot had the plane positioned at the right spot the velocity hitting the woman would half the speed.

Still, it's her fault...

See chapter 6.1.3 for evidence
http://www.airbus.com/fileadmin/media_gallery/files/tech_data/AC/AC_A300F4- 600_20091201.pdf

there is a warning sign. we are adults, personal responsibility

Meh, why argue over this? Just let natural selection take care of dumb ppl instead of make infinite laws protecting them from their own stupidity. It's not like they are productive members of society anyways.

She wouldn't have been hurt at all if the idiot didn't let go of the fence.

As with anything else that's good in life all it takes is one idiot to wreck it for everyone else. This is a very popular spot for plane spotters the world over. No where can you get this kind of exposure to aircraft operations.

The individual stupidity of a couple of people a year shouldn't be the determining factor in restricting access in this location. As soon as this video went viral I knew what the response was going to be. Oh, we have to fix this......

If this had happened in the US the lawsuits would have already been filed. Sad..............

Hey " Problem Solved ", need more informed comments like yours . It sure help in this forum.