Originally Posted by
rog747
hi there
the VC8 on the LHR-MME run was a regular actually as on a Friday night and all flights at weekends ...also at a low point we only had one DC-9 in the fleet and if she was tech or on mx in AMS then a VC8 would do the Teesside all the time.
It was actually a midweek midday sub for a DC9 schedule. I had done a TWA 747 LAX-LHR, and connected to a departure at about 1430 on to Teesside.
howling southerly gale, 09L (10L?) departure to a 05 (06?) arrival
Wouldn't expect to use 05 instead of 23 in a howling southerly gale.