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CALM DOWN! CALM DOWN!
Moments from disaster! OMG! (Spoiler alert! No ball of flame, no nuns, no school averted, nobody died) https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news...paign=sharebar |
But what about the children ???
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Thank God it didn't land. The wheels would have been nicked.
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Originally Posted by scarecrow450
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But what about the children ???
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Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
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It missed the ground by only one foot? How dangerous was THAT?
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Originally Posted by Herod
(Post 10480100)
Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
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Didn't dare touch down in case some scouser knicked the wheels.
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The reporter ought to spend some time at Gloucestershire with the A400M doing go-arounds, what a pathetic 'news' story.
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Rumour is the Daily Mail are already funding the building of an orphanage, a nunnery and a nuclear power plant next to the runway so they can claim the Typhoon narrowly missed them all...
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NEWSFLASH! TORY INCURSION AVERTED!
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Now a Ryanair doing a missed approach at Conningsby That may be newsworthy
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
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Didn't dare touch down in case some scouser knicked the wheels.
Jack |
Having studied the picture it seems obvious that it had in fact been hi-jacked....
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Liverpool Airshow it seems...
Now a Blackjack doing a missed approach would have been news [or visiting dear friends!] |
Originally Posted by Herod
(Post 10480100)
Unless things have changed, this is pretty standard. As long as the wheels do not actually touch the runway, the RAF isn't billed a landing fee.
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
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Yep many many moons ago a new Chinook HC1 dropped a guy off at Speke who was going on leave, they hover taxied in, he jumped down and they passed his bag to him and then hover taxied out, they sent a bill and we pointed out it hadn't landed, they checked, confirmed it and the bill was cancelled. Jack |
Even without actually doing a touch & go the Typhoon will have incurred a charge of nearly £3000 for that approach, most sensible RAF crews go elsewhere for their training where they won’t get ripped off, like Newquay Airport. |
It would be nice to see Typhoons circuit bashing at Newquay. Even the usual Atlases have been noticeable by their absence in recent weeks. Has the agreement with Newquay Airport come to an end?
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Originally Posted by Kiltrash
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Now a Ryanair doing a missed approach at Conningsby That may be newsworthy
By the way, there are only two occurrences of that pesky letter 'n' in the name of Coningsby. ;) |
Pretty sure I noticed an Atlas on ADSB doing circuits at Newquay in the last few days.
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Not having an Auntie Betty, I paid for all my flying and well remember being charged for every approach and goaround during my I/R training, in some cases the approach was almost as expensive as a landing. My pension wouldn't stretch to an I/R now even if I could remember where I had left the aircraft :*
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Originally Posted by Ken Scott
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Even without actually doing a touch & go the Typhoon will have incurred a charge of nearly £3000 for that approach ...... A quick look at LJLA's Schedule of Charges (available online) suggests that about £600 would be nearer the mark. Still a tidy sum, but only a fifth of the figure you quote. |
A400 has been doing circuits at Nqy three or four days in the last week or so with two operating locally at same time one day. Plenty of under-utilised airspace down this way so come on down. |
Surely the reason for the missed approach at Liverpool was to let the guys & gals there know what 'The Sound of Freedom' sounds like :-)
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Hawarden is a good place too - plenty of Hawks and Juno's do approaches there along with the occasional C130, A400 and more recently the new Texans
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Can you explain where that figure of nearly £3,000 comes from? But it does explain why large mil transports are a rare sight at Liverpool but relatively common down in Newquay. |
Originally Posted by Ken Scott
Price was, admittedly, for the larger size of aircraft but no ‘military discount ‘ was offered. Maybe they offer a discount for the more petite aircraft?
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For those with access with something 'fast n pointy', I'd highly recommend an instrument approach to RWY 27 at Liverpool with an 'SVFR departure not above 1000' down the Mersey'. All within the rules and a most pleasant way to see the Albert Dock area.
That said, I'd be cautious next time Liverpool ATC tell me to 'expedite climb' after an approach. The cheeky use of reheat required to comply with their instructions also resulted in the bonkers type of headline as above. |
Originally Posted by Typhoondriver
I'd highly recommend an instrument approach to RWY 27 at Liverpool with an 'SVFR departure not above 1000' down the Mersey'..........
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It can't have been that 'dramatic' if they had time for a selfie. (second photo).
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A400 has been doing circuits at Nqy three or four days in the last week or so with two operating locally at same time one day. Plenty of under-utilised airspace down this way so come on down. |
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