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Old 24th Aug 2006, 16:53
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Ptkay
 
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Hazard to GA field in Zerniki.

As a PPL pilot flying often to Zerniki GA private field I would like
to stress again the hazard such false approach and landing creates for
the small airplanes in the vicinity.
Zerniki pattern is right on the approach to EPKS in its MATZ !!!!

There is no more official information on that incident available yet
in Poland, but I will keep you informed.

They HAVE to do something about it, to avoid such hazard in the future.

EPPO approach and Info still have no radar procedures.

I think a factor in this last incident was a similar incident
with a Cessna 172 training night-VFR approches to EPPO
and missing the field.

The lady controler was not allowed to give them suggestions,
although she saw on the radar screen what was happening,
since the radar system was (and still is) not certified.

She did warn them anyway, saved their lives
(thay were low on fuel and managed to do emergency
landing on a frozen lake instead of hitting the town),
but was later punished for the breach of procedures.


It sounds absurd, but so it is.

After this incident (February) probably noone in charge of
approach was brave enough to interfere with pilots decisions
by this recent incident.


Last edited by Ptkay; 24th Aug 2006 at 17:22.
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