Move Wellington Airport to the Hills....

[Capt Claret]

What infrastructure was built in aus by the us ?

I think they were the original sealers of The Track. Then it was a single lane Stuart Hwy from Three Ways to Darwin. Mrs C tells horror stories of driving out of Darwin in the 70's & 80's and taking days and days to get to ADL as the road, particularly south of Alice was so bad.

[500N]

The Road to Darwin from Adelaide wasn't that bad in the 80's
or from Darwin back.

A bit thin in that it was best to get off when a road train came
towards you but it was still OK tarmac.

[27/09]

slamer: tartare ... the Hutt valley SE TFP idea is already in-place and has been for some time.

BUT will it still work for a runway extended to the North?

[tartare]

Yes - as asked above?
Sorry, I'm a bear of little brain - I assume the SE refers to single engine?
I assume what you are saying is that RNP inbound south down the Hutt Valley for a Southerly landing is already operational?
But could a fully loaded wide body launching to the North from a runway extended to the north into the harbour, then having one engine out, clear the Newlands pylons, or would it have to turn right and divert along an RNP track up the Hutt Valley?

[27/09]

Tartare: I assume what you are saying is that RNP inbound south down the Hutt Valley for a Southerly landing is already operational?
But could a fully loaded wide body launching to the North from a runway extended to the north into the harbour, then having one engine out, clear the Newlands pylons, or would it have to turn right and divert along an RNP track up the Hutt Valley

I think Slamer is referring to the Single Engine departure procedure to the north up the Hutt Valley. It's has some similarities to the RUGDI SID and avoids going direct to WITBY and the gradient on that track. Hence my question.

[reynoldsno1]

But they couldn't take off to the North cos they still can't clear Newlands one engine out

As already mentioned - there is already a procedure in place that tracks up the Hutt Valley, but you have to have the required avionics. NZ is one of the few countries in the world that actually has such procedures in operation.