Originally Posted by chevvron
Lasham are operating without any sort of iap at the moment until the 'new' radar is approved by CAA, so they would ask Farnborough to hold traffic off until the runway is clear of gliders.
The type of approach is totally irrelevant. Farnborough will not permit inbound aircraft to leave PEPIS until the maintenance organisation has confirmed that the runway is under its jurisdiction. There is absolutely no point in commencing an approach to a runway which is obstructed by gliding operations.