DutchBird-757,
Glad that my SRA to the flight you were on worked out so well. It was nice of the crew to pass on their thanks the next day.
Despite the newspapers recent 'harem scarem' stories about the Globespan 737 SRAs to RWY12/30, there is nothing wrong with them. The paper/s really were writing sensationalist crap - as is usually the case with most aviation-related stories.
Done well, an SRA is an extremely effective approach aid. It's just that when the weather is really s...e, nothing can replace a CATII/III ILS. However, can an airport operator really justify the significant financial investment installing an ILS on a RWY that is used so infrequently and is relatively limited in length? RWY12/30 is a visual RWY only and would require significant funds to upgrade it for an ILS fit. Add to that, the future plans for Edi and the money could possibly be better spent elsewhere. Just a thought......
WJMcP