Close call at Gold Coast.

[Capt Hollywood]

Anyone hear of a close call at the Gold Coast airport today, supposedly a Virgin aircraft taxiing out as a Jetstar was landing.

Ch

[Fliegenmong]

Cooly is my closest airport - I've heard nothing

[Capt Hollywood]

Just caught it on the local news, Virgin 737 on runway, Jetstar on final. Jetstar went around. No big deal I s'pose.

[Buster Hyman]

I knew it! I KNEW IT!!!

This is what happens when you combine AWA's, global warming, LCC's & a lack of services to MEL in the one industry...CHAOS!!!

[Eastwest Loco]

Not to mention radioactive whales Buster.

It is a recipe for disaster.

EWL

ps: What happened to the back beacon ILS op crew thread? I was kind of enjoying the way that was degenerating.

[Back Seat Driver]

VIRGIN Holds Firm, While BOGANS Circle.

[ShesGreatintheGalley]

um... isnt this just a tower fault, clearing the virgin aircraft to taxi out and clearing the JQ aircraft to land?
is it either of their faults?
big deal.

[Eastwest Loco]

I thought Virgin taxiied faster because of tighter slots.

Easy mistake to make I suppose.

Just goes to show you!

[No Further Requirements]

Originally Posted by ShesGreatintheGalley

um... isnt this just a tower fault, clearing the virgin aircraft to taxi out and clearing the JQ aircraft to land?
is it either of their faults?
big deal.

Too early to speculate on that, unless someone knows otherwise? There could have been several different ways this unfolded. Did the VB jet take a bit longer than expected to get going? Did they have a radio failure? Had the tower cleared the J* to land yet or not? Who knows? Best not to point fingers just yet......

Cheers,

NFR.

[Buster Hyman]

Best not to point fingers just yet......

Clearly, you don't belong on Dunnunda!

"In the Kingdom of Dunnunda, the TSV refueller is King!"

[No Further Requirements]

Originally Posted by Buster Hyman

Clearly, you don't belong on Dunnunda!
"In the Kingdom of Dunnunda, the TSV refueller is King!"

Not with such a small post count, anyway, oh great one!
Cheers,
NFR.
PS I was just being nice to the TWR dude/dudess- might not be their f@#kup!

[18-Wheeler]

Originally Posted by No Further Requirements

Did the VB jet take a bit longer than expected to get going? Did they have a radio failure? Had the tower cleared the J* to land yet or not?

It's quite possible they had a problem after lining up. It happens every now and then.

[Capt Basil Brush]

There have been taxiway works for a while now at Cooly, involving backtracking, and aircraft entering the runway to get to the next taxiway etc.

There also has been a lot of "expiditing" (spelling??) happening to clear the RWY lately. My guess is a misjudgment in getting clear fast enough.

[SGT Schulz]

P0rnstar a little to hot on final and decided to go around. No close call

[J430]

Made a good decission!

Now I did one of those go around thingies last Sunday , and it never made any press or onto PPRUNE.......... See a safe well executed decission never gets the same treatment an ooops gets.

When I do right nobody remembers, When I do wrong NOBODY forgets!

Happy Australia Day Everybody!!

J

[Capt Claret]

Hey J430, your other name's not Luigi the goat $%^&er is it?

[Runaway Gun]

When I build boat, nobody call me Luigi the Boatbuilder.
When I make the bridge, nobody call me Luigi the bridge builder.
But toucha one little goat....

[J430]

Hey Capt Clarrie,

I am not anyone by that name at all, but I am curious as to why you ask. Its bound to be quite funny to hear! You wont let us all down will you?

Cheers

J

[AerocatS2A]

pssst, j340, read the post above your last...

[Runaway Gun]

Crikey Frozo, do you mean the real men remain behind you?