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Old 30th Oct 2013, 05:09
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Will it be runway aligned? unlike the current rnav which is off by a fair way.
Waddya mean? It puts you on the CL at 1nm out. That should be enough...
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Old 30th Oct 2013, 06:31
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I hope all them electric coal trains do not do nasty things to the signals

I will have to go up there and try it out, especially now the new rules mean I have to keep my CIR current despite having a PIFR to back me up.
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Old 30th Oct 2013, 06:38
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Should be commisioned early in the New Year

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Old 30th Oct 2013, 06:40
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Originally Posted by Jabba
I hope all them electric coal trains do not do nasty things to the signals
Wait for the AIP amendment: ILS protected area includes no trains!

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I will have to go up there and try it out, especially now the new rules mean I have to keep my CIR current...
At last I can safely share the clouds with Jabba; he'll finally know what he's doing!
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Old 30th Oct 2013, 11:53
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No bloggs......bad assumption....big time.


Hey the closest you came to Retard Vehicle mayhem was Port Hedland I think? Or was it somewhere else?? Memory is foggy now. PH I reckon. Close call that one
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Old 30th Oct 2013, 12:34
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Hey the closest you came to Retard Vehicle mayhem was Port Hedland I think?
Correct. Best part about that encounter was I could just get up out of my seat and run! Being on the ground has it's advantages when confronted with pushy VFR pilots...
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Old 25th Mar 2014, 12:14
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How'd the Gladstone ILS fair today given it's the first day of really bad weather since it was commissioned. Does the amended DA of 560' make it any use? The RNAV was close to that anyway...
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Old 25th Mar 2014, 12:45
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Haven't been there but...

RNAV-Z bent. RNAV-Z over big hill! ILS always nicer!

Pretty poor form that the DA got lifted so much!! What's with that?
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Old 25th Mar 2014, 12:48
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The ILS is over a big hill too. Plus a whole bunch of restrictions to the north west due to terrain. And the PAPI doesn't match up for a few more days.
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Old 25th Mar 2014, 19:57
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DA was amended to match LOC minima at CASA direction, at the last minute.

CASA have some issues with the runway and are currently claiming that it does not comply to support a precision approach.


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Old 26th Mar 2014, 04:17
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"Casa have some issues" you can say that again
Either the runway complies or it doesn't
So who hasn't done their homework
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Old 26th Mar 2014, 04:33
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And the PAPI doesn't match up for a few more days
Arr, yes, that'd be the ERSA MEHT of 49ft when in reality it is only 38ft, and has been that way for months, if not years...
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Old 26th Mar 2014, 05:39
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Meagle, you are preaching to the converted.

When the project began they were advised they were compliant. An inspection of the current Mos139 and Mos173 supports this. Turns out CASA are now questioning the contents of their own MOS's and at the end of project have declared that the goalposts have changed.


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Old 26th Mar 2014, 06:00
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Gladstone ILS

We see the ILS at Gladstone is now on line. Seems to have got a good workout over the last couple of days. How is it People ?

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Old 27th Mar 2014, 08:02
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Sorry about starting a new thread on this (locked). I haven't checked in for a while and wasn't up to speed with the current state of play.
Just wanted to see how the ILS was going as the ceilings have been down to a couple of hundred feet with ground vis to probably 100metres at times.
There's talk around the length of rwy 10 being reduced to about 1600m due to the new CASA (ICAO) Runway width requirements due to the culvert under the runway at the 28 thresholder end. That takes it back to the length prior to the $65m upgrade. Great Mate !!!!!

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