View Full Version : Qantas 737 at YSRI (Richmond)?
waka12
25th Apr 2015, 07:12
Landed 15mins ago
Mafortion
25th Apr 2015, 07:16
Big storm just went through Sydney.
p.j.m
25th Apr 2015, 07:16
heavy hail and thunderstorm over Sydney at the moment
catseye
25th Apr 2015, 07:44
Major storm damage in western Sydney. Roofs collapsed due hail.
galdian
25th Apr 2015, 08:30
So an aircraft on the ground intact (I'm assuming), passengers safe, reports will be written for the edification of all and sundry as/if required to explain.
Why the original post??
Just wondering.
Cheers
galdian :ok:
p.j.m
25th Apr 2015, 08:34
Why the original post??
Commercial aircraft don't usually land at Richmond Airforce base.
waka12
25th Apr 2015, 09:22
As p.j.m mentioned, you don't normally see Qantas at Richmond RAAF base.
Galdian, I'm sorry if my post isn't worthy of space here.
waka12
25th Apr 2015, 09:30
Anyway, back in Sydney at 6:42pm. Must have been due weather. I didn't think the storm passing through Sydney was long enough to prohibit it from holding whilst it passed.
Watched it on FR24 holding east of YSSY for a while then diverted in Richmond ILS Z 28.
They were making their approach into RIC when the first landings started again at YSSY 34 L/R.......bugga.
stiffwing
25th Apr 2015, 15:04
The only thing that resembled qf was the tail.
Cheers bro...
framer
25th Apr 2015, 21:25
What did the TAF say, prob 30? Tempo TS?
Was YSCB ok for an alternate?
Don't know what the TAF or TTF said but YSCB must have been ok as a QF A330 MEL SYD held east of YSSY before diverting there at the same time the 738 went to RIC. Maybe the Jetconnect fellas didn't have enough for CBR?
Either way who cares? They did what was legal and landed safely.......
If you blame anyone blame QF fuel policy?
Tankengine
26th Apr 2015, 09:02
Does Jetconnect have the same fuel policy? - doubt it.:hmm:
The TAF was for prob 30 Inter TS but QF put on an op risk so Tempo fuel on the plans.:ok:
Seriously
26th Apr 2015, 09:06
The Tafs I saw during the day was prob 30 tempo... So don't know what Tafs you were looking at
Tankengine
26th Apr 2015, 09:34
Depends how long the flight was, before my 10 hr flight it was Inter, later changed to Tempo.:cool:
framer
26th Apr 2015, 11:24
Either way who cares? They did what was legal and landed safely.......
If you blame anyone blame QF fuel policy?
I didn't mean to give the impression I was looking to lay blame. I was genuinely interested in the forecasting element and what it means for my own fuel planning. Safe outcome, good stuff.
Cheers
I 'went' to Richmond in the 80's, no big deal at the time.
My personal view is Richmond is a great asset in the Sydney area and could take some of the pressure off Mascot until the 'Creek' is opened in 10-15 years time.
p.j.m
27th Apr 2015, 07:19
My personal view is Richmond is a great asset in the Sydney area and could take some of the pressure off Mascot until the 'Creek' is opened in 10-15 years time.
We can't have any of that, how would "Macquarie" charge exhorbitant parking fees, or taxi pickup fees, or huge rents to un-needed retailers, or huge landing fees?