Originally Posted by
TCAS FAN
The issue of a grooved runway is mentioned many posts ago. SOU has a grooved asphalt runway, but it does not apparently work as it should do due to the runway having a crossfall for drainage rather than being cambered.
Most of the problem was/is due to those doing the runway inspections not adhering to the standard whereby a matt appearance of the runway surface = Damp, and a shiny appearance = Wet. Been many years since I last came up against this frustration, maybe the many changes in Ops management have now resullted in this issue being finally resolved.
TCAS CAN
It appears that the heavy recent rain has highlighted the old chestnut of wet runway at SOU. ATIS recently reporting wet/wet/wet on many days,perhaps you could clarify
" has anything changed" in runway drainage,if not I presume E145 operations must be compromised in Winter operations at SOU.
On a separate note a light aircraft requested diversion for Lee recently ,but with a £250 landing fee plus extortionate parking fees it inevitably landed at Hurn,where such charges are more acceptable.How can SOU expect to survive if it doesn't open up to GA with reasonable pricing?