Originally Posted by
AlanM
I would be impressed if the climb out gradient and lack of runway length allowed it.
Just a quick question here but as I understand it the climbout gradient in both directions is limited by structures, Canary Wharf tower to the west and the ELRC bridge to the east.
Except that the ELRC bridge has not been built yet. As it stands when you look to the east everything is clear. So if you are on 10 at EGLC is the theoretical climbout restriction still in force ? I'm aware that operators do sometimes request the reciprocal runway to that in use for "performance reasons".