Antigua – Very interesting! Amazed to know that a go-around could result in a Mayday!!!
For that reason alone I would be grateful for the “heads up”.
!!!!! happens, I’m sure all pilots, at one time or another, (long haul to light a/c) have arrived at destination with less than planned fuel or less than they would have liked. I have!
Ok EGLL is different, but even so you’re entitled to the extra spacing. Good call and very valid reason and wouldn’t cause a too big a problem at majority of other airports.
However, a word of caution. A runway can often be taken out of use without warning, for numerous reasons, it doesn’t have to be a cockup on anyones part. Normally because of the speed of the ops people out there, it goes un-noticed, but it can easily result in 1 or 2 go-arounds!
Anyone (even Joe public if they new what one was) are entitled the file an MOR. Personally I try to avoid paper work! From the reaction here in this forum it may well be justified, after all there IS a SAFTY implication, then best to have it out in the open.
That’s my brake over, back to the desk.
