That taxiway has a long history of people missing B1. I can remember at least two Ansett incidents and I nearly did it myself once on a 727. I'm not sure why, but it is easy to do, it looks like the runway threshold is further down for some reason.
Recently, on a cargo run to a Pacific Island we had a load which included small-arms ammunition and marine flares. The safety security clowns confiscated a tube of toothpaste from one the crew. We were all X-rayed, bomb sniffed, covered in bright yellow vests, prodded and poked, cameras watching our every move, including on the tarmac. Shame the airport has a real safety issue and we can't even get a 10 dollar sign painted on a taxiway.
Last edited by By George; 17th Oct 2013 at 21:11.