737 Landing at Jandakot?
I worked in a 737-800 Sim for a while, and when there was some free time, we used to see where we could put it down..
YMMB was pretty interesting..
Shepparton was pretty straightforward at 3760 feet(1146M) and is pretty close to Jandakot length....
We even used to have a crack at St Baarts where this bit of madness occured.The words GO AROUND come to mind..We used to come at it from the other end and you had one shot only..
Would like to watch it go at Jandakot tho....Where would they park it?
YMMB was pretty interesting..
Shepparton was pretty straightforward at 3760 feet(1146M) and is pretty close to Jandakot length....
We even used to have a crack at St Baarts where this bit of madness occured.The words GO AROUND come to mind..We used to come at it from the other end and you had one shot only..
Would like to watch it go at Jandakot tho....Where would they park it?
There is the minor matter of getting the aeroplane airworthy again. Plus a few regulatory exemptions which are needed such as strip width. Often, pavement strength is not an issue if the operator agrees to underwrite the cost of any damage caused. Nothing money couldn't fix.
Is this the build it and they will come method ? They have no apprentices that work on jets . 100% are GA and there is about 15 per year of those .
Are they going to go head to head with Aviation Australia? ....... watch this thing become a white elephant
Having been an apprentice at Swan Tafe I know they cant organise a root in a brothel with a fist full of 50's.
Are they going to go head to head with Aviation Australia? ....... watch this thing become a white elephant
Having been an apprentice at Swan Tafe I know they cant organise a root in a brothel with a fist full of 50's.
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Thanks Pete
The fact is I was a swan tafe student once doing Aero skills training and then moved to Queensland. There is no doubt that WA TAFE needs more training facilities as the East coast training is miles ahead. Take Aviation Australia for example.
Sorry but they missed the boat in terms of timing, they are a good 10 years too late. The staff there can’t provide for a course of 15 let alone 200 like AA.
Sorry to be pessimistic but it’s just my first hand experience of this organisation.
The fact is I was a swan tafe student once doing Aero skills training and then moved to Queensland. There is no doubt that WA TAFE needs more training facilities as the East coast training is miles ahead. Take Aviation Australia for example.
Sorry but they missed the boat in terms of timing, they are a good 10 years too late. The staff there can’t provide for a course of 15 let alone 200 like AA.
Sorry to be pessimistic but it’s just my first hand experience of this organisation.
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I just saw the aircraft parked at the grass patch along twy A at YPJT today... Did anyone see how it landed and taxied? I wonder how it managed to taxi without hitting anything!
It landed at approximately 0710 this morning. Polytechnic were alerted to the fact it was happening today when it became airbourne at YPPH. Five mins later it was on the ground. Done under FAA rego with FAA crew.
There might be some footage of it, but given the lack of notice to anyone at all I doubt it will get onto youtube. But hey you never know. Probably some lucky sod with a phone was about
The crew taxied it unguided and parked it in front of the hangar. It was subsequently pushed to the limestone parking area by polytechnic staff. Not a bad effort given the proximity of aircraft to the taxiways.
There might be some footage of it, but given the lack of notice to anyone at all I doubt it will get onto youtube. But hey you never know. Probably some lucky sod with a phone was about
The crew taxied it unguided and parked it in front of the hangar. It was subsequently pushed to the limestone parking area by polytechnic staff. Not a bad effort given the proximity of aircraft to the taxiways.
an Ansett 767 touched down on the threshold of 35 (or whatever it is) and turned off on the runway 30. I wouldn't think that it is more than 1200 metres.
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Most of the watching punters wouldn't have a clue whether it was an impressive short landing run or not - although they would have loved the sound of max reverse thrust. Cynics such as this writer when observing such a display by the 767 pilot, would have thought what a cowboy for risking a brake fire and costing Ansett that much more money for brake and tyre wear which that company could later on, ill-afford...
Probably more impressive was the fact that it looked effortless.
As for costing Ansett lots ??? Pretty academic now, wouldn't you say ?
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Nice Video.
When on the 777-200/300 occasionally when landing on RWY 25R in VHHH I used to exit at A7 high speed ( a 135 deg left turn, and one subject to no conflicting traffic coming down taxyway A )
Naturally I briefed the FO and did it only in appropriate conditions and we advised ATC.
That's a total distance of 4600' from the displaced threshold and a ground roll of only 3,100'
Truth is it wasn't too hard, fly an accurate approach, a nice little flare at 20', normal touchdown and moderate ( not heavy at all ) Braking...........simple.
The Pax wouldn't have even noticed.
You had to be careful making the turn and watch the groundspeed though!!
It just goes to show what a big Jet can do if you try.
When on the 777-200/300 occasionally when landing on RWY 25R in VHHH I used to exit at A7 high speed ( a 135 deg left turn, and one subject to no conflicting traffic coming down taxyway A )
Naturally I briefed the FO and did it only in appropriate conditions and we advised ATC.
That's a total distance of 4600' from the displaced threshold and a ground roll of only 3,100'
Truth is it wasn't too hard, fly an accurate approach, a nice little flare at 20', normal touchdown and moderate ( not heavy at all ) Braking...........simple.
The Pax wouldn't have even noticed.
You had to be careful making the turn and watch the groundspeed though!!
It just goes to show what a big Jet can do if you try.
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737 landing at Jandakot
It was not any problem at all landing Jandakot...could have had the aircraft stopped in half the runway distance. For the approvals we had to have engineering study show that there would be no undue stress on the runway from this operation. Insurance was obtained to cover any damage if the engineering was wrong. The airplane was in perfect flying condition and one of the best equipped -200 series I have flown.
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A 717 has been observed to land on 31 at Ayers Rock and exit the runway at taxiway Alpha. 1000m. 
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The QF NG drivers following were, I believe, most complementary.