Bzn Met

[rockystar]

Brize Norton - RVR

A TriStar departed BZN Tuesday morning this week in the blanket of fog - RVR was serviceable giving 200/200/200. Had to wait an hour for ATC to turn the equipment on!!

[Runaway Gun]

Did turning the tower heater on actually disperse the fog?

[chevvron]

Are you sure he departed with 200m? min RVR for a civil one would be 300m.

[Juan Tugoh]

RVR for a civil T* departure would be less than 300m, especially if fitted with PVD.

[Blighter Pilot]

Really? How interesting!

[Stanley Eevil]

200/200/200 is the current minimum RVR requirement for a Brize departure.
650 touchdown RVR for CAT1 ILS approach with 260ft QFE minima.

[crashtest]

BBC News - Birmingham Airport shut as transplant aircraft crashes

[Grabbers]

Was/is Brize Norton black this morning after a light dusting of snow? The skies have been very quiet nearby.

[Justanopinion]

Yes it was - but the roads were clear for a quick drive in.

[tridriver]

....or drive home. At least it will give the engineers time to bring the fleet up to full fe@r.

[Grabbers]

I really shouldn't be surprised by this, yet depressingly I am. How on earth can this be allowed to happen? I mean seriously, it's not like the snow caught anyone by surprise and it's not like feet of the stuff fell. Does anyone in the know, know?

[Blighter Pilot]

That's all right - the secret Wiltshire Airbase,our one and only MEDA,was reporting Braking Action Poor/Poor Medium/Good on the main runway the other night.

Bardufoss at -22 with snow was Good/Good/Good

How does that work??

So when Brize becomes the MEDA and goes Black for 3mm of snow - where will our jets go?? Don't think Birmingham or Manchester has arrestor gear

[Uncle Ginsters]

The bods in the Future Brize lines are adamant that they have lined up the mother of all snow-clearance trucks...shame it couldn't help today with the shock arrival of a forecast few mm of snow!

I only hope they're right!

[Redcarpet]

The Airfield was only open from late morning and how many £100Ks spent on clearing equipment?

[M609]

Bardufoss at -22 with snow was Good/Good/Good

To be fair to the crews in the UK it's actually easier to get good friction when it's really cold (Say -10c and below), than when it's just below zero.

........given that you know what you are doing and have the minimum of kit.

Given 3 runway sweepers and one blower you should get at least medium BA within one hour when it stops snowing regardless of temp. (25000x45m RWY)