just for an update guys on this posting.
First of all concorde can now use the southern runway. this is because the resurfacing of the runway has been completed and BA have carried out a survey of the runway surface to make sure its ok. This has been since 1st Sept.
Because of the geese problem and no there isnt 5700 , more like 250+ flying from SW to NE across the western end we are at certain times of day de alternating. Beacause you can set your watch by the geese movements once they have flown over we go back to correct alternation. yesterday we should have been departing 27R in the morning but departed 27L until approx 08:30z.
We were not on Easterlies at all yesterday but were on the 1st and as the wind was very marginal and the geese due any moment it was adviseable to go westerlies, it just so happened it was just before ssc took off. In the event that we are easterlies we will depart 09L during the geese movemnts . The geese movement wiill probably last for a further 2 weeks and there is a notam in force.
thats all folks
Last edited by southern duel; 4th September 2003 at 23:45.