Stroppalot
29th Mar 2001, 19:36
I was at a busy international airport the other day, when I witnessed the following :
Mr Student PPL from the on-field flying school has just landed after a solo (maybe first or second solo?). Anyway, he completely misses his taxiway, so panics. He stops completely and just as he's turning round, ATC instruct him to vacate at the next exit.
During this time, a PIA 747 is on short finals. Needless to say, he has to go-around from maybe 300 feet agl.
What I was wondering was : What was the cost in monetary terms of the fuel used to carry out this missed approach?
PS The student was fine, though it did cost him an extra fiver on the brakes-off to brakes-on time!
Mr Student PPL from the on-field flying school has just landed after a solo (maybe first or second solo?). Anyway, he completely misses his taxiway, so panics. He stops completely and just as he's turning round, ATC instruct him to vacate at the next exit.
During this time, a PIA 747 is on short finals. Needless to say, he has to go-around from maybe 300 feet agl.
What I was wondering was : What was the cost in monetary terms of the fuel used to carry out this missed approach?
PS The student was fine, though it did cost him an extra fiver on the brakes-off to brakes-on time!