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Old 19th Sep 2018, 06:28
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George Glass
 
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Something is missing in all this. DONT land on Rwy 29 in marginal conditions when Rwy 02/20 is available. ATC in NZ an OZ have a very bad habit of allocating runways that are inappropriate for traffic/noise abatement/ATC convenience.Hardly a day goes by in YSSY that heavy longhaul carriers or allocated Rwy 25/07 due noise abatement when the wind is straight down Rwy 16 and wont get a runway change unless the say "require" instead of "request". Same in YMML regarding Rwy 27 vs Rwy16. When a Chinese low cost operator goes off the end of the runway with a 15 knot crosswind and damp runway the subsequent inquiry will be a ripper.
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