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pug munter
18th Jul 2004, 10:15
Hi
I came in this Sunday morning on the DJ flight from Christchurch and it was pretty interesting due to the gusty winds.
At around 9am, did a QF 747 execute a go-around after touching down? We were about to cross one of the runways on the way to the international terminal and my friend pointed out a jumbo landing which seemed to take off too! I only caught a glimpse of a big cloud of dirt.
Maybe just another amateur mug punter's misunderstanding!
The Virgin flight was fine except for the mid flight aerobics and the quiz..........
cheers for any comments
mug
dingo084
18th Jul 2004, 10:40
Pug be a devil and give us a clue to where you arrived at.
Sorry for the request but my crystal ball has flat batteries,
ding:confused:
Dingo, I think he is talking about arriving at SY this morning, I think the wind averaged 200/40 most of the day:ok: . I saw at least one 744 go-around there were probably more:) .
GoGirl
18th Jul 2004, 14:14
Ding......old age must be catching up with you :p
GG xxx
NAMPS
18th Jul 2004, 21:35
Yep, a QF 747 did go-around at SY, due to a windshear warning.
They decided to divert to BN as they did not have enough fuel to do another approach (and conduct another missed approach) and still get to their alternate.
The QF crew cited company SOPs conducting the missed approach when the windshear warning is activated.
A DJ flight shortly landed shortly afterwards and, when ATC advised of the QF go-around and the QF policy, the DJ crew advised that they have a 'predictive' windshear alert system and accordingly, conducting a go-around is pilot's discretion.
The predictive windshear equipment is radar based. Unless you had a huge CB sitting there at SY they would get no predictive windshear. Just the common or garden GPWS windshear warning when the event actually occurs. No prediction.
But give them credit for coming up with a quick answer that sounded feasable. Even if it was crap.
Macrohard
19th Jul 2004, 04:19
MoFo,
After having conducted 2 predictive windshear go-arounds, 1 without a CB inside 500nm radius, I can assure you that you obviously know bugger all about the system! Places you in a strong position to make comments ... not :rolleyes:
gliderboy
19th Jul 2004, 04:29
Macrohard
Don't be so harsh..........you're not telling the full story.
Predictive windshear detects doppler shift of water droplets (ie precipitation), and gives warnings/cautions within 3-5 nm depending upon phase of flight.
Although you don't need a CB to activate the system, you do need water droplets (ie rain/cloud): therefore read between the lines and cut people some slack.
pug munter
19th Jul 2004, 05:49
Yup, sorry Ding, it was Sydney as others guessed. Pretty silly of me to turn a question into a quiz. Hope you get new batteries for your balls soon.
Thanks Namps for the confirmation.
Cheers
Pug