Manawatu Standard Story
The safety of passengers and crew flying into Palmerston North Airport could be compromised if the entire Tararua 3 wind farm extension goes ahead, a navigation expert said yesterday.
Not doubting the Freedom Captains experience but just out of curiousity is a 3.3 degree slope that difficult for 737s to maintain? And aren't the A320s either in the process of being or already certified for steep glidepath approaches?
As it is the 25 approach is rarely used because very little traffic comes from the east, certainly no scheduled traffic and there are still lingering concerns about the use of the approach post Ansett DHC-8 accident, not to mention it can be a very bumpy ride.