Originally Posted by
Blueskymine
A landing aircraft has priority over one taking off.
Its not practicable to overfly and look at a windsock on a jet. So you use the AWIS and your onboard instruments with a wind vector.
If the tailwind exceeds your landing capability you get out of there.
As for the aero commander, taking off into the path of an incoming jet who’s been making appropriate radio calls. Along with the AFRU. Sounds like just another GA pilot in a rush who messed up and passed the buck.
Pretty big call right there...
The Aero Commander took off using the most prudent runway, and indeed the runway
other aircraft had been using. From the ATSB report, JQ landed on the least prudent runway for the conditions. It wasn't the GA pilot who screwed up the AWIS reception. It was BOTH Jetstar pilots. It wasn't the GA pilot who landed on a comparatively short runway when it was obvious they had no real idea of the wind direction after recognising they had screwed it up. It was BOTH Jetstar pilots. It wasn't the Aero Commanded who advised BN CTR they were "aware" of the AC500 when asked, it was the Jetstar crew. The AC500 pilot made a taxiing and a rolling call for RWY36, neither of which were responded to indicating a potential conflict by the (two) Jetstar pilots. IT wasn't until they turned onto the 5NM final that
they sought to confirm the position of the AC500, showing they had no idea what was going on
either.