tcasblue
25th Dec 2020, 16:06
The quoted paragraph is from an accident report that happened at Blackbushe almost 20 years ago. I was just curious if getting a drive along the runway is something that can be done at airports like this in the U.K.. I assume that Blackbushe has a reasonable amount of aircraft movements overall.
"During the car journey to the airfield the pilot commented to his colleague on the reducing visibility but did not appear concerned and did not reference it to his intended flight. They arrived at the airfield at approximately 1100 hrs and met with the four passengers. The pilot then went to the tower and asked the AFISO for permission to drive the length of Runway 26/08 to check the RVR for himself. Permission was granted and an airfield fire vehicle, equipped with a radio, was provided as an escort. During the inspection the runway edge lighting was turned up to maximum intensity. Following his inspection the pilot told his colleague that he was able to see four white runway centreline marks and was "comfortable with the visibility for a takeoff"."
"During the car journey to the airfield the pilot commented to his colleague on the reducing visibility but did not appear concerned and did not reference it to his intended flight. They arrived at the airfield at approximately 1100 hrs and met with the four passengers. The pilot then went to the tower and asked the AFISO for permission to drive the length of Runway 26/08 to check the RVR for himself. Permission was granted and an airfield fire vehicle, equipped with a radio, was provided as an escort. During the inspection the runway edge lighting was turned up to maximum intensity. Following his inspection the pilot told his colleague that he was able to see four white runway centreline marks and was "comfortable with the visibility for a takeoff"."