QF - "Heavy"
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Supposedly by ATC through our management but I don't trust my management much these days so who knows.
Anyway, back to the thread.....
The original intention was to advise the controller responsible for providing wake turbulence seperation for take off and landing.
On departure, that is the tower controller. On arrival, it is the approach controller.
But it seems to have morphed into something more complex. But that's the Australian way!!
The original intention was to advise the controller responsible for providing wake turbulence seperation for take off and landing.
On departure, that is the tower controller. On arrival, it is the approach controller.
But it seems to have morphed into something more complex. But that's the Australian way!!
Now for a bitta sanity.
Some time ago when ferrying an empty 744ER from Sydney to Melbourne, the F/O neglected to mention "Heavy" to the Tower approaching the holding point with traffic on about a 3 or 4 mile final.
A very Aussie accept replied "Qantas xxx are you heavy?" to which the F/O replied "ahh bugger, sorry forgot that."
TWR: "Nah Qantasxxx are you heavy?"
F/O: "No pretty light actually"
TWR: "In that case QFxxx clear for take-off."
Shortly after. "Yeah QFxxx ya must be light. Call Departures 1xx.x, Seeya"
Some time ago when ferrying an empty 744ER from Sydney to Melbourne, the F/O neglected to mention "Heavy" to the Tower approaching the holding point with traffic on about a 3 or 4 mile final.
A very Aussie accept replied "Qantas xxx are you heavy?" to which the F/O replied "ahh bugger, sorry forgot that."
TWR: "Nah Qantasxxx are you heavy?"
F/O: "No pretty light actually"
TWR: "In that case QFxxx clear for take-off."
Shortly after. "Yeah QFxxx ya must be light. Call Departures 1xx.x, Seeya"
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If it's not r/t procedures it's aircraft lights......we're just doing what we're told
"....you can tell the size of a man by the size of his problems....."
If it's not r/t procedures it's aircraft lights......we're just doing what we're told
"....you can tell the size of a man by the size of his problems....."