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Yes they certainly do watch. Believe it or not when the weather permits a little honorable Japanese gent watchs with binoculars each arrival on 34 to check the dunlops are out at the appropriate point.....I'm not kidding, been operating in there for over 15 years.
Yes they certainly do watch. Believe it or not when the weather permits a little honorable Japanese gent watchs with binoculars each arrival on 34 to check the dunlops are out at the appropriate point.....I'm not kidding, been operating in there for over 15 years.
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Yes they certainly do watch. Believe it or not when the weather permits a little honorable Japanese gent watchs with binoculars each arrival on 34 to check the dunlops are out at the appropriate point.....I'm not kidding, been operating in there for over 15 years.
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The Checkerboard approach to Kai Tak is not dead. Last time I was there, CAE's Sim theatre at the Canadian National Aircraft Museum at Rockcliffe featured flying straight towards the red & white marker followed by a turn onto runway heading, landing and taxi up to the gate. Pretty impressive!
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Some years ago a crew was cleared to turn on course on reaching the Aloha Tower in Honolulu. A well-known landmark on the waterfront.
Not that well known for this crew though. To make it worse, they'd seen 'Honolulu Airport - Aloha' in big letters on the ATC control tower.....
Sooo, after getting airborne they proceeded as 'cleared' - and wired the tower at low level in their bellowing old 4-prop!
Not that well known for this crew though. To make it worse, they'd seen 'Honolulu Airport - Aloha' in big letters on the ATC control tower.....
Sooo, after getting airborne they proceeded as 'cleared' - and wired the tower at low level in their bellowing old 4-prop!
Grandpa Aerotart
That'd be like the asian cadets at Bankstown many, 20+, years ago doing a solo training nav through YSSY.
On being cleared for takeoff "Track direct bankstown 1500', rwy 16 cleared for takeoff" or words similar they proceeded to turn to a heading approximating direct YSBK and takeoff across the grass.
Alledgedly
On being cleared for takeoff "Track direct bankstown 1500', rwy 16 cleared for takeoff" or words similar they proceeded to turn to a heading approximating direct YSBK and takeoff across the grass.
Alledgedly
