What's the story with Melbourne airport?
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What's the story with Melbourne airport?
News reporting it's closed and there is smoke billowing from the place?
Flights grounded, evacuations at Melbourne Airport - report | News.com.au
Flights grounded, evacuations at Melbourne Airport - report | News.com.au
With a few hundred fires burning around Melbourne in the last few days there is smoke haze across the state.
No fire within 15k of the airport as far as I can see and the last of the emergency warnings was cancelled a few minutes ago.
One has to raise the question if the tower has a design issue.
But also a good opportunity to thank the airport fire service crews who assisted in fighting the local fires.
Mickjoebill
No fire within 15k of the airport as far as I can see and the last of the emergency warnings was cancelled a few minutes ago.
One has to raise the question if the tower has a design issue.
But also a good opportunity to thank the airport fire service crews who assisted in fighting the local fires.
Mickjoebill
Was interesting listening to MEL become a CTAF mid afternoon on a Tuesday !!
Even more interesting listening to ATC scramble on portable radios trying to advise aircraft of the situation, with fire alarms blaring in the background.
Even more interesting listening to ATC scramble on portable radios trying to advise aircraft of the situation, with fire alarms blaring in the background.
When I departed at 0900 this morning there was a heavy haze but no one was going to suffocate. There must be more to the story
All I know is that I looked at the fuel gauges instantly when the man on the other end of the radio said..............ML tower being evacuated expect holding & come back next week! Or words to that effect! Then it was holding, vectors slow down speed up cancel speeds the usual chaos etc & finally a Ldg around 20 mins or so latter so not to bad. Smoke haze was fairly thick, saw HIAL at around 2.5 to run to R16 threshold.
The new Twr toaster must have teething problems as has been mentioned
Wmk2
The new Twr toaster must have teething problems as has been mentioned
Wmk2
"All I know is that I looked at the fuel gauges instantly"
And to think there are some out there who think traffic holding is optional-it'll never happen!
Well that's 5 times on my watch
And to think there are some out there who think traffic holding is optional-it'll never happen!
Well that's 5 times on my watch
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YMML RW16 1000m from threshold at 1400 yesterday. (right before evac of tower)
Cant see tower or terminal..all lights on..
EDIT: Wally, did you see some strange octogons, right on centerline inside the fence on approach?
Cant see tower or terminal..all lights on..
EDIT: Wally, did you see some strange octogons, right on centerline inside the fence on approach?
Last edited by underfire; 12th Feb 2014 at 07:28.