OOL minus the lights last night?
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OOL minus the lights last night?
I heard a lightning strike knocked out all the lights @ OOL for a few hours last night. All aircraft forced to divert to BNE and couldn’t fly back in time to beat curfew?
VB had 3 BNE-OOL ferry flights this morning.
VB had 3 BNE-OOL ferry flights this morning.
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The storms were not forecast and caught quite few out.
Some were stuck on the ground until the lights were fixed just before curfew.
It would have been a good storyline for the movies..On final approach, lightning everywhere and the runways lights go out.....
Some were stuck on the ground until the lights were fixed just before curfew.
It would have been a good storyline for the movies..On final approach, lightning everywhere and the runways lights go out.....
had a look at the radar about 2200 last night and a monster cell just off the coast, some nice dark red and black blotches. DJ997 from MEL to OOL had an interesting night. Got to OOL or close to and then diverted to SYD for fuel. Apparently BNE took all other diversions and was chockas, so 997 returned to MEL after refuelling. Pax would have been fuming
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Got to OOL or close to and then diverted to SYD for fuel
Even a short hold would be better than Sydney, so there must be a good reason for it I hope!
J
Sounds like old 'Joe' is still at the controls of QLD's comings & goings !
yeah, had me a few others stumped as well...I'm guessing there must have been a very good reason for them not to even just stop off in BNE for fuel...but going MEL-OOL-SYD-MEL and not even getting to your destination would have to be a pain in the bum!
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Probably a dopey question, but hey - it is me after all.
What is wrong with dropping out a flarepath at the location of the cactus lighting units?
Have done that a couple of times at DPO when backup power failed.
The last one was memorable. Wilkie from AN and I were going flat out with the port of Devonport flares lit and on a baggage trolley.
The degoverned (guilty of removing the governor Your Honour) Toyota tug - 1600cc 12R Toyota pushrod engine was moving a little quick for the flare pots, and a few decent explosions, one of which singed Wilkie ensued.
Interesting night but both F27s that had been orbiting for 20 mins got in fine.
Just a simple action like that would have saved a mozza in this case.
Are flarepaths no longer legal?
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What is wrong with dropping out a flarepath at the location of the cactus lighting units?
Have done that a couple of times at DPO when backup power failed.
The last one was memorable. Wilkie from AN and I were going flat out with the port of Devonport flares lit and on a baggage trolley.
The degoverned (guilty of removing the governor Your Honour) Toyota tug - 1600cc 12R Toyota pushrod engine was moving a little quick for the flare pots, and a few decent explosions, one of which singed Wilkie ensued.
Interesting night but both F27s that had been orbiting for 20 mins got in fine.
Just a simple action like that would have saved a mozza in this case.
Are flarepaths no longer legal?
Best all.
EWL
What about the T-Vasis, taxiway lighting and is anyone comptent to lay the flare-path?
I heard recently that OH&S people consider kerosene and flares to be unsafe and not to be used.
I heard recently that OH&S people consider kerosene and flares to be unsafe and not to be used.
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Yes Buster - possibly IHS minefield, but my foot on the tug throttle was the main reason for the pyrotechnics.
Lit on site the flare would be safer, but I am not aware of the conditions that apply operating jet equipment into a field lit by flares.
I know it is done, but it may not now be legal for RPT above a given size.
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Lit on site the flare would be safer, but I am not aware of the conditions that apply operating jet equipment into a field lit by flares.
I know it is done, but it may not now be legal for RPT above a given size.
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And when you thought nothing else could happen, TIBA around Cooly last night.
If TFN and his side kick JH do not have the balls to resign, they should be sacked, before the Honorable (?) Minister is dragged down by this fiasco.
After all it is now Sept 12, well after TFN self proclaimed, "I've fixed it" date.
If TFN and his side kick JH do not have the balls to resign, they should be sacked, before the Honorable (?) Minister is dragged down by this fiasco.
After all it is now Sept 12, well after TFN self proclaimed, "I've fixed it" date.
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No, Maurauder, it's not September 12...
According to TFN, the ATC staffing situation will be fixed 'by the end of August' and - as it obviously hasn't - a few time-keeping adjustments have been instigated.
In recognition of Airshambles' perpetually smirking CEO, the new 'Greg'orian calendar has been introduced, and it's actually August 43rd.
mmaC
According to TFN, the ATC staffing situation will be fixed 'by the end of August' and - as it obviously hasn't - a few time-keeping adjustments have been instigated.
In recognition of Airshambles' perpetually smirking CEO, the new 'Greg'orian calendar has been introduced, and it's actually August 43rd.
mmaC
Not sure what they used, but I remember one night in 2005 in Mt Isa, being delayed an hour for departure, as the lights had failed, and portable lighting had to be set up. I watched the process from the airstairs. The aircraft was an F100, operating an RPT flight. At first it was novel to watch the car make its way down the runway, one by one, side by side, lighting it up. This quickly changed, as the fuel status of the two circling aircraft (a metro and a cessna) became apparent.
That said, maybe the people at OOL thought they could sort it out faster...
That said, maybe the people at OOL thought they could sort it out faster...
First hand info on DJ997....Bne was ruled out by operations as the ramp area in Bne was full and could not handle any more flights. A/C had to go to Syd to refuel...pax not allowed off because the next 2 morning services out of Syd-Ool also were cancelled. In the end...it was all the way back to Mel!