Originally Posted by megan
Thread drift, but to follow up on fujii post.
Some highways have areas set aside for runway usage. In the old days prior the pilot would call a truckie on CB and get him to drive down either side of the highway for a nominated distance and knock down all the timber white posts.
I seriously doubt they would have called a truckie on the CB radio to knock down the posts. Knocking down the posts would be a job carried out by the police.
DF.
What posts? There is a "road airstrip" on the Stuart Highway with nicely marked threshold marks, centre line and no posts through that section. I do have photos of it but can't be ******** setting up a photo-share account to be able to post them here. The police are used to close the highway about 1 km before the thresholds when the strip is going to be used.
On subject and as noticed by another poster, the ATSB is saying this was a private flight. I sincerely hope for all concerned that that is a mistake as it will be blood in the water for lawyers for the passenger families.