Landing On Wrong Runway
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My instructor reckons he waits until they're at about 150' - 200' and says "Where are you landing?"
They never make that mistake again
Of course I wasn't one of them!
Also saw someone land on the taxiway diagonally across the runways - turned out to be a partial engine failure. I nearly crapped myself as I was in the run up bay and they were coming straight at me! Got out of there QUICK smart
I am not surprised! 11R/29L isnt much wider than most taxiways! after their first hours doing circuits on 11R/29L i can see how a mistake like this can be made!
They never make that mistake again
Of course I wasn't one of them!
Also saw someone land on the taxiway diagonally across the runways - turned out to be a partial engine failure. I nearly crapped myself as I was in the run up bay and they were coming straight at me! Got out of there QUICK smart
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I've seen and heard a few shockers at Bankstown over the years:
- Aircraft in the wrong direction on downwind facing oncoming traffic and ignoring tower calls.
- Panicked solo student from the training area landing in the opposite direction to the 3 active runways with no radio calls.
- The tower calmly saying "ABC, I thought I cleared you to land on the other runway left".
- Aircraft in the wrong direction on downwind facing oncoming traffic and ignoring tower calls.
- Panicked solo student from the training area landing in the opposite direction to the 3 active runways with no radio calls.
- The tower calmly saying "ABC, I thought I cleared you to land on the other runway left".
At Cairns, lightie from Western side was told to lineup (duty drag 15) Just prior to reaching the runway was told "Contact Approach airborne, Clear for takeoff, make left turn" Promptly turned left and took off in 33 direction, not answering any calls from Tower.
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Runway While You Wait
Last century was inspecting the route of road than Len Beadell was making NW out of Giles which is a long way back of the black stump. Forging ahead with his road making Len had 2 bulldozers and 2 graders.
Len said later that if only his radio had been working he would have had me wait 30 minutes and he would have cut out a runway for me on which to land the Gooney.
What an opportunity missed. Would have loved to have notched that one up.
Next stop was Fitzroy Crossing,
Last century was inspecting the route of road than Len Beadell was making NW out of Giles which is a long way back of the black stump. Forging ahead with his road making Len had 2 bulldozers and 2 graders.
Len said later that if only his radio had been working he would have had me wait 30 minutes and he would have cut out a runway for me on which to land the Gooney.
What an opportunity missed. Would have loved to have notched that one up.
Next stop was Fitzroy Crossing,
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How Long before the new western Sydney Orbital Freeway gets mistaken for 34 at YHOX!!!!
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Sunfish - If it was a controlled aerdrome then the guys driving the "turboproppy thingy" will probably already be knee deep in "it", i doubt you'll get them in any more trouble (may'be a bar shout though) Rather common thing to happen. Quite a few people have been on finals for Johns Road in Christchurch.
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I remember hearing about a student on a flight test who was suppose to be flying to Casino Airport.
It never fails to amaze me the number of so called 'professional' instructors/testing officers who knowingly let students break rules and cause the potential for danger just to proove their superiority to the student. Might be 'funny' but Im sure it would have been real 'funny' if there was an accident at Lismore because of some poor punter who thought thew coast was clear except for some guy who was apparently at Casino
Another classic is the idiot instructors who unknowingly bust airspace with there student/line up on the wrong runway/have a near miss etc and then blame the student and act as if they were aware the whole time. JUST WHO IS THE P.I.C ONE MUST ASK????
Loosers........
I remember hearing about a student on a flight test who was suppose to be flying to Casino Airport.
It never fails to amaze me the number of so called 'professional' instructors/testing officers who knowingly let students break rules and cause the potential for danger just to proove their superiority to the student. Might be 'funny' but Im sure it would have been real 'funny' if there was an accident at Lismore because of some poor punter who thought thew coast was clear except for some guy who was apparently at Casino
Another classic is the idiot instructors who unknowingly bust airspace with there student/line up on the wrong runway/have a near miss etc and then blame the student and act as if they were aware the whole time. JUST WHO IS THE P.I.C ONE MUST ASK????
Loosers........
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I was in the circuit in Albury when some rough-as-guts weekend warrior came in and turned the wrong way for an opposite direction landing...
TWR: XYZ you've turned the wrong way there to land on 07
XYZ: AHHHHHHH...........SH1T!!!!
TWR: Good to hear you using standard phraseology!!
TWR: XYZ you've turned the wrong way there to land on 07
XYZ: AHHHHHHH...........SH1T!!!!
TWR: Good to hear you using standard phraseology!!
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Most cities have streetlights that are more obvious than the runway lights,To find an aerodrome at night, it is necessary to look for the darkest area and then look for a row of little fairy lights. Our infallible airline pilots have made a noumber of approaches to land on roads and so now mainly use runways that have an ils approach.. The solution is simple. If our safety organisation was really interested in safety, they would insist on proper "lead in " lighting with running arrows etc like the americans have. This has been happening for decades.
And our ailrline pilots have told us they do not like having to see and identify anything outside the cockpit.
And our ailrline pilots have told us they do not like having to see and identify anything outside the cockpit.
