Any news of Caboolture Airfield?

Reported at 1100 yesterday as "water lapping up to hangar doors".

YCAB Inspection last night revealed no water had entered our hangar, the field is quite high relatively speaking at 40' above sea level. It is also just a high spot.

Dora-9,

Last night the field looked no different to the last few weeks. There may have been the odd hangar with water lapping at the doors but this is just typical of any local rainfall of which yesterday there was a lot at YCAB.

Might be a bit boggy for those with aircraft tied down outside....but not flooding like YBRK.

I would think a few days from now it will be ops normal. The runways normally cope with any rain, but I think right now if anyone lands they will find it soft and muddy, the taxiways will be hard to get to as the edges will be the problem.

Holes full of water are a prop strike risk too for some a/c.

A friend who works there advised that they shut up shop yesterday. I also believe that you can't get to the Brekky Creek Pub !!!!!

Anyone live near the rail yards in Acacia Ridge and able to comment on whether they are flooding?

Apparently our household contents (which were to be delivered to North QLD this coming Monday following a removal from Victoria) are in containers in the Brisbane rail yard there as we speak, and we don't know what's going on with them. The removal company can't say, as things are pretty confused there at the moment.

Small problems compared to those who've had family hurt or lost, but any info would be appreciated.

Doubt it will be under yet. This morning I spoke to someone with an office in the lower level of the building across Brekkie Creek from the Pub (below the restaurant) and they had water lapping at the door but expect it to rise to the ceiling in the flood peak tomorrow. I suspect the Pub would be higher but the roads will be cut or closed.

Won't be long Taillie........where you been of late? Been Quiet around here :E

Amberley ATIS

RWY 15/33 N TWY A3 NOT AVBL
DUE FLOODING
RWY 04/22 E RWY 15/33 NOT AVBL DUE FLOODING
TWY A N TWY F3 NOT AVBL DUE FLOODING
TWY D NOT AVBL DUE FLOODING
TWY A BTN TWY A2 AND TWY J NOT AVBL DUE ACFT PRKG
AMBERLEY (YAMB) AD USE AT PILOT DISCRETION, SUBJECT TO FLOODING
FROM 01 111115 TO 01 122100 EST

They are now saying the floods in BNE will peak at 0400 tomorrow morning.

flood peaks
 

air support,

the brisbane river is tidal so the 0400 problem will be the next high tide. Thursday's tide heights are more of a worry. :{


Other problems is the paging system for emergency services is failing.

P-Dubby, thanks must also go to the ATC guys and girls for helping us out earlier in the week. Getting in and out of Brisbane was no fun as we all tried to find the least stressful way through it all.

Flying in from the north on Tuesday morning was 'interesting' given the wall of storms up ahead stretching as far as the eye could see (building far out to sea and stretching far over the western horizon). Gets tricky too when the rain is so heavy you're no longer getting an appreciation of what is really out there on the weather radar.

I can't wait until we get a CAVOK day again. It might be a long wait though - we didn't even have that many over June/August. I must say though it was nice to see some blue sky this morning and not think 'what the #$%^ am I going to hit up ahead'.

http://www.recreationalflying.net/at...3&d=1294823361

http://www.recreationalflying.net/at...2&d=1294823361

The Brisbane Centre boys might want to pack a bikini in the car to get to work in the morning... you'll be swimming if the computer graphic forecast for Brisbane peak flooding shown on tonight's SBS news is correct.

BN ATC
 

On a broader note for ATC, I would like to extend my thanks to all the boys and girls in BN Centre, APP and at the various towers (CG, BN, SU) over the last couple of weeks. The wx has been apalling at times and coupled with the high level of traffic running around for the floods they have been doing sterling work keeping calm heads! Has certainly made my life easier and more comfortable.

Cheers

'866

:eek::eek::eek:

Thank the gods, the flood peaked almost a metre lower than predicted and flooding was less extensive than expected (with none at the airport itself). Still ugly though and there're some very peculiar things floating down the river at the moment.

Gateway Bridges are open again after being closed three times this morning because of concerns about debris | Courier Mail

BN Airport - no problems even with some low lying access roads


Latest update – no change to the last SITREP sent 1800 hours 12 January 2011.

Latest reports revised down. Tide now to peak at 4.6m. Visual inspection at 3:55am indicates that the water level is dropping. No impact on Lomandra Dr, Sugarmill Rd, Myrtle Town Rd and Eagle Farm Rd.

Please direct any queries to the Incident Coordination Centre.





Incident Coordination Centre

Brisbane Airport Corporation

For anyone interested to see the level of support from Defence aviation assets check out the link below.

Also remember the majority of the S70s (and all their supporting elements) have been deployed since NYE.

Defence Images - FotoWeb 7.0

Sadly all the S70B2's are still on the ground at Nowra, awaiting orders...

The Wivenhoe Dam has done its job as planned, and the flood level has peaked in Brisbane at 4.46M, well below the 5.5M initially predicted, and way below the 5.45M of the devastating 1974 floods.
However, there's still a substantial amount of submerged properties and buildings.

Flood peak looms - lower than 1974 | Herald Sun

The Fun Begins...
 

"A SECRET report by scientific and engineering experts warned of significantly greater risks of vast destruction from Brisbane River flooding - and raised grave concerns with the Queensland government and the city's council a decade ago.

But the recommendations in the report for radical changes in planning strategy, emergency plans and transparency about the true flood levels for Brisbane were rejected and the report was covered up..."

Alarming report on Brisbane River risks covered up | The Australian





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