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!!

Did turning the tower heater on actually disperse the fog?

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

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

Really? How interesting!:hmm:

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

BBC News - Birmingham Airport shut as transplant aircraft crashes :uhoh:

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

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

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

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?

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:mad:

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!

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

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)