As a Miami-based regional airline Captain you're rapidly working your way toward a job flying the big iron. Given the view from your office though, it's hard to think of doing anything else. You make this 1,000-mile trip from Miami International Airport (KMIA) over the Bahamas to Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) on St. Martin every day.

Princess Juliana is located on the southwest side of the island, and the final approach course goes right over a beach full of tourists, many of them with cameras in hand. So keep it steady on short final!

The mission begins in the air, approximately 30 miles northwest of St. Martin.