Close call at Gold Coast.
 

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

Ch :cool:

Cooly is my closest airport - I've heard nothing

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

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!!!

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.

VIRGIN Holds Firm, While BOGANS Circle.

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.

I thought Virgin taxiied faster because of tighter slots.

Easy mistake to make I suppose.

Just goes to show you! :p

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.

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! :) :ok:
Cheers,
NFR.
PS I was just being nice to the TWR dude/dudess- might not be their f@#kup!

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

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.

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

Made a good decission!
 

Now I did one of those go around thingies last Sunday:eek: , 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!:ugh:

Happy Australia Day Everybody!!:D

J:ok:

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

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....

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:ok:

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