Trying to secure grass with 6" nails
Permitting road tyres on a grass runway never mind at 30mph.
Who is this clown and why is he in a "safety" position in an airport.
I hope any pilot that see's said vehicle on the runway MOR's/CHIRP's this fact and provides pictures then maybe we can get this stupidity stopped.
Could you imagine what would happen to you if you got caught on an Raf grass strip in a landy or car, a half hour session of waterboarding would been deemed getting off lightly. Never mind a truck.
And god help you at any of the gliding sites if you take a car onto the landing strip.
Or is it a planned set of actions to sabotage the place?
How about this for the manual
"The runway should be walked in normal footwear (shoes/boots) and the give of the turf assessed. Across the length of the runway 4 times 1m either side of the centre line and 1m in from the edges.
A firm feel with no give or moisture present should be reported as good with runway serviceable
A firm feel with morning dew which is expected to evaporate should also be reported as good runway serviceable.
If the ground is wet a heel strike should be made at 20 meter intervals. If the heel penetrates more than 2 cm this is an indication that the runway is unfit for use. This is for any part of the runway centre and edges.
Up to 2cm if the hole fills with water again this indicates the runway is unfit for use.
If the hole doesn't fill with water the runway should be reported as caution-soft.
If the centre of the runway is firm and the edges soft this is to be reported Centre firm, runway edges caution soft. If the centre is soft and the edges firm the runway is to be reported as soft caution.
If there has been no precipitation since the previous walk a visual inspection for damage and FOD is only required. "
Anyone else thing of anything else to add?
Last edited by mad_jock; 11th Apr 2013 at 09:30.