Newquay Airport Closed From Sunday
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Ref the 40/60 nm thing - they don't need exemptions, they need an approval. The 40 nm limitation on Approach radar disappeared years ago with units required to nominate their own area of operations and justify it - together with providing the usual safety assurances, naturally.
The reason many units stick to around 40nm is that it matches the DOC of the frequencies they already have. They could only go further if they were able extend the DOC which would, probably, entail having new frequencies (if they are available) and hence incur a cost for little operational benefit.
Spitoon dropped the hint but nobody noticed!
The reason many units stick to around 40nm is that it matches the DOC of the frequencies they already have. They could only go further if they were able extend the DOC which would, probably, entail having new frequencies (if they are available) and hence incur a cost for little operational benefit.
Spitoon dropped the hint but nobody noticed!
Several years ago, we often used to suffer interference at Brize from civvies calling St Mawgan well outside its DOC. The approach frequency at St. Mawgan was the same as the tower frequency at Brize..... Fortunately they were able to re-assign a different tower frequency.
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Good point. I first took an interest in this when I was the controller at Benbecula, which had a single TWR/APP frequency. Traffic from the German bases would call for the weather as far south as Newcastle; the same freq was used by Heathrow App. Another relevant factor is the practice of aircraft calling for weather on the TWR freq when still a long way out, and well outside the TWR Freq DOC. A notable case was a few years ago .....since resolved.......aircraft inbound to Hahn.
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Yes, Newquay gained their much hoped for tick in the box last Friday.
I understand they will opeerate to Cat l only for the time being but at least they're open for business with no Mil holding them back.
The futures bright, the futures the colour of Cornish Ice Cream!
Sir George Cayley
I understand they will opeerate to Cat l only for the time being but at least they're open for business with no Mil holding them back.
The futures bright, the futures the colour of Cornish Ice Cream!
Sir George Cayley
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the futures the colour of Cornish Ice Cream!
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with no Mil holding them back
If 'the Mil' were holding them back why were the council so desperate for the RAF to stay on 1 December!!
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Not every airline pulled out in a huff when things went awry at the handover date. Perhaps those airlines of a cheap Gaelic persuasion have the region's prosperity less at heart.......
Spare a thought too for all the Air Traffickers who have had to manage their way out of militarydom and in to civvydom. A job well done albeit apparently in the face of political muddle and contractual let downs.
Despite the naysayers, those who know the area understand there is scope for the airport to be a success and how important it will be to Cornwall. Let us hope the professionals can now be left to run it!
God speed 'one and all'.
Spare a thought too for all the Air Traffickers who have had to manage their way out of militarydom and in to civvydom. A job well done albeit apparently in the face of political muddle and contractual let downs.
Despite the naysayers, those who know the area understand there is scope for the airport to be a success and how important it will be to Cornwall. Let us hope the professionals can now be left to run it!
God speed 'one and all'.
