View Full Version : Who Was In That Microlight???
FD Standby
23rd Oct 2003, 03:27
Today in rush hour at MAN, one a340, two a320s, and a J41 were made to hold short of 06L (the a340 reported ready, and was told departing traffic AHEAD!) The reason for this? - A microlight was departing!!!
Somebody please tell me who was important enough to effectively close 06L for a couple of mins?
Who was that man??????
Spitoon
23rd Oct 2003, 07:26
One with a runway slot presumably!
Harbour Rat
23rd Oct 2003, 11:10
Am I missing something here?:confused:
Parapunter
23rd Oct 2003, 15:09
It's not unknown, though admittedly unusual! Powered aircraft with radio xponder etc, just a very small one - in the past, there have been flights for charity that make use of larger commercial airports - Judy Leden springs to mind, ex. world womens hang glider champ, who flew UK-Jordan in a microlight to raise funds for cancer charities.
ETOPS
24th Oct 2003, 01:20
It was one of the guys connected with the last Concorde flight on Wednesday. Slot booked and handling arranged - landing fee paid! MAN is after all a public airfield.......
ETOPS
No chance of a repeat performance at LHR tomorrow pm I guess!
FD Standby
The Facts
A DASH8 or ATP departed ahead of the A340 flying the same SID or intial routing for 3 miles before turning,this requires a time separation of at least 4mins.That is why the microlight departed with the A340 lined up .The same rules would have applied to the other Airbuses and the J41 was last in the quequ. Just ATC doing its job whether you are a m/light or A340
FD Standby
25th Oct 2003, 00:01
Thanks ETOPS.
J17, I dont recall having a go at atc, so no need for the defensive is there??
It was unusual, and I guessed it to be a VIP. Just wondered who?
FD STANDBY
Having read the first 3 lines of your orignal post ,where you say " an A340 2 A320S and a J41 wear MADE to hold behind the m/light "I thought you should know the full facts before making such a statement and I am not defending ATC as there is nothing to defend
DBChopper
25th Oct 2003, 02:38
j17,
Congratulations - you have finally and conclusively proved that there are folk on here who can make an argument out of even the most innocuous and light-hearted post.
Nice one.
:sad:
Genghis the Engineer
25th Oct 2003, 03:56
Not me this time, but a while ago I was *offered* a zone crossing to save me time whilst flying a microlight. As I crossed the extended centreline of a minor international (not MAN) an inbound BA international flight was vectored around me - seemed to bemuse the BA Captain slightly (judging by the tone of his voice as he read back the instruction), but we were both under Radar control, so ATCs call. Didn't actually inconvenience anybody, presumably just the easiest way to solve a minor problem.
G
bar shaker
25th Oct 2003, 17:32
The microlight was a camera ship for Concorde, at the request of the Concorde pilot Capt Mark Jealous, who is a flexwing student pilot.
The microlight was flown by his CFI and both were sharing a frequency for some planned air to air shots, but unfortuantely cloud scuppered the plans.
The flexwing microlight that was used is a 100mph machine and the open cockpit would have given some spectacular footage, had Wx been better.
I'm sure the commercials didn't mind waiting a couple of minutes ;)
tonyhalsall
26th Oct 2003, 05:21
Wow,
Concorde pilot was student flex wing pilot.
That is just the irony of ironies.
How I love that post.
Be happy to fly everyone.
may Gentle Zephyrs bless your flights
Tony
Genghis the Engineer
26th Oct 2003, 06:11
Much as I enjoy my own flexwing flying, it is a shame that's the only way the gent can keep flying a delta-winged aeroplane in this country.
G
Evening Star
30th Oct 2003, 16:04
a340, two a320s, and a J41 were made to hold short
To avoid wake turbulence from departing microlight?
(Sorry could not resist that ... in one of those moods this morning.)