Originally Posted by
Expressflight
I notice that the RESAs (Runway End Safety Areas) on both runways at SOU are only 90m in length. That was the case at SEN prior to the runway extension but these had to be substantially increased to meet CAA approval, now being 227m on 23 and 138m on 05. Can greater RESA lengths be accommodated at SOU should they be stipulated?
If CAA require any thing more than a 21 metre extension to the 20 RESA, it will impact on the 20 TORA/ASDA. The 02 RESA could be extended by 94 metres without impacting on the maximum possible TORA/ASDA (1799M).
If maximum TORA/ASDA are to be achieved SOU will have to put up a safety case to justify their RESAs. IMHO the resolution of the current runway drainage problems (ie sort out the problems with the current grooving) will need to be a high priority- possibly improving the drains located on the east side of the runway, which possibly haven't been touched since the runway went down in the mid-1960s?