Originally Posted by
Crosswhinge
Many years ago a F27 pilot told of the irregular approach to Lockhart. Fly outbound SE from the NDB. When over the sea (5nm) descend to become visual. Fly VFR back to Lockhart. Old "wisdom" hasn't passed down?
This is exactly the sort of “old wisdom” that gets people killed.
I’ve been there once, back in 2000, forecast was good, dry season stuff. Got overhead and couldn’t see ****, screaming SE’er blowing, pissing rain.
NDB to minima, circle to land 12 was marginal at best. Apparently this is a “normal” day in YLHR.
10 mins later, “local operator” lands with 15+kt tailwind on 30 (C404). I wander over and was told about this “local approach”.
He was surprised I got in off the NDB, “no one ever bothers”. (There is RNAV’s on both ends now I believe)
A few months later the Metro crashed.
I’m pretty sure I will never go back there again.
Something needs to be done to improve safety at this airport, not just by CASA, but by the local council and the operators that go in there.