Originally Posted by
scrum
I noticed this one for YSSY the other day. The four foot shrub - very hazardous to flight safety.
RUNWAY DISTANCE SUPPLEMENT (RDS) AMD
RWY 07 APPROACH GRADIENT 3.8 PERCENT DUE SHRUB 25FT AMSL (4FT
AGL) BRG 268 MAG 1396M FM ARP AND 135M FM RWY 07 THR 49M NTH RWY CL.
AMD ENR SUPPLEMENT AUSTRALIA (ERSA)
FROM 01 310428 TO 03 300500 EST
Meh - that's expired. But - in a bizarre twist of fate, the good folks at YSSY have seen it their duty to re-issue it under NOTAM 0600/23, ending in March(or not?).
I'm contacting the folks at AU NOTAM facility and asking for some kind of reasoning that this NOTAM was issued, and again superseded with the same exact info. As an 'aerodrome operations manager' in the colonies, I want to find out if they will tell me anything about the origin or inspiration for squawking a 4ft tall shrub 135M from the threshold. I don't hold out much hope for an honest dialogue.