Reubens take on RAF in dogfight over Northolt

[Lima Juliet]

all pilots accept the AIP published numbers as gospel and will not drill down any further

Surely the Aerodrome Manual is the de facto source of information? I know that RAF Northolt has one of the first Defence Aerodrome Manuals (on the open internet) and I seem to remember seeing the arrester beds with pictures under the RESA section.

Also, I've flown into civil aerodromes with obstacles within the approach/take off surfaces and the CAA have issued an exemption (as described in their Aerodrome Manual) for them. The aerodrome still being licenced with this exemption.

LJ

PS 2013 Aerodrome Manual herehttp://www.raf.mod.uk/rafnortholt/ra...0ED096A2DC.pdf look at page 3-3 (although I always thought a RESA was a Runway End Safety Area!).