Fixed+Rotary (aircraft, not washing lines)
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Peak District, Yorkshire, UK
Age: 56
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If you want the GA experience then get yourself on flights into LBA at this time of year.
Had one earlier this week, the BMI 2040 LHR->LBA on Monday evening. Breaking through the clouds for R14 I thought we were getting very low before seeing the ground. Then whey hey! Full power and time for a GA. Crew were fine, made the annoucement as we climbed up then the flight deck came on to explain that the landing ahead of us hadn't cleared the runway and there would be another 5 mins as we tried again. Phew, I wasn't looking forward to another diversion to MAN (which is a risk we run with at LBA this time of year).
I think that's my 3rd GA at LBA. A few years ago the captain made 3 landing attempts before getting through a gap in the clouds. The other time we couldn't get a gap and had to divert to MAN :-(
Have also had one at LGW on BA. Again, the aircraft ahead was slow on departing the runway.