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Squawk7700 27th Feb 2022 07:12

Redcliffe - Lake Redcliffe Airport (+Caboolture)
 
A tad more rainfall than normal up north as you would likely be aware.

1 ft of water through the hangars at Redcliffe. New wheel bearings all round shortly!
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....70fb262f0.jpeg
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runway16 27th Feb 2022 08:51

Redcliffe waterlogged. Murwillumbah . How goes that as well?

Glad I have a float rating but need to hire a float plane.

No doubt aircraft destroyed or at best needing a lot of work to fly again.

Maybe someone should make a platform that an aircraft can stay on and float on given these conditions.

Squawk7700 27th Feb 2022 08:56

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....4a37c45c76.jpg
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Squawk7700 27th Feb 2022 08:59

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....a370df71ab.jpg

Ouch.


Rodney Rotorslap 27th Feb 2022 23:55


Originally Posted by Squawk7700 (Post 11191383)

You want to give us a clue where? You could have done that with your four characters.

tossbag 28th Feb 2022 00:10

I'm tipping it's................Redcliffe

PoppaJo 28th Feb 2022 01:16

Gold Coast now closed

MCY appears to be next up.

Squawk7700 28th Feb 2022 01:56

Yes it's Redcliffe sorry.

The aircraft pictured above are at YMUR and are now completely under water and some have floated away out of sight. Out of respect for the owners I won't even post them but you can view for yourself on https://myairportcams.com

Squawk7700 1st Mar 2022 09:21

As these were doing the rounds on TikTok of all places, I made this up to include the full set straight from the source.

https://auswebcams.com/ymur/monday/Camera1.gif
https://auswebcams.com/ymur/monday/Camera2.gif

Capt Fathom 1st Mar 2022 09:48

Not the first time poor old Murwillumbah Airport has been under water, and won’t be the last!

KRviator 1st Mar 2022 20:14


Originally Posted by Squawk7700 (Post 11192658)
As these were doing the rounds on TikTok of all places, I made this up to include the full set straight from the source.

One of the sadder uses for the weathercam system, but good work putting it together nonetheless :ok:. It gives a good indication as to how quickly the water can rise and fall in certain spots - and a small giggle that old mate's float-thingy was apparently "anchored" rather than properly tied down such that she did float and swing with the current & wind.

mcoates 1st Mar 2022 22:06

These photos from Heck Field at Jacobs Well, Gold Coast. Worst flooding we have ever seen !

High tide in 1 hour but water not going down ......

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OZBUSDRIVER 2nd Mar 2022 01:13

Those YRED shots are as high or higher than the water in the 74 floods. LAMEs and owners went about and jacked aircraft up onto bricks, enough to keep bearings out of water. This was before the drainage and Levi bank was built when the runway was sealed in the late 70s. I have never seen YRED flood since that event. Someone has done something to stuff up the drainage.

mcoates 2nd Mar 2022 01:51


Originally Posted by OZBUSDRIVER (Post 11193118)
Those YRED shots are as high or higher than the water in the 74 floods. LAMEs and owners went about and jacked aircraft up onto bricks, enough to keep bearings out of water. This was before the drainage and Levi bank was built when the runway was sealed in the late 70s. I have never seen YRED flood since that event. Someone has done something to stuff up the drainage.


Global Warming.... Everyone's excuse for everything !!

subsonic85 7th Mar 2022 02:39

Wouldn’t have anything to do with the urban development on swamp land just south of the field would it!

tossbag 7th Mar 2022 02:57


Wouldn’t have anything to do with the urban development on swamp land just south of the field would it!
I feel a class action coming on, CCTV footage from the aeroclub, of water streaming into the field from a holding pond, of sorts.

Lantern10 8th Mar 2022 02:37

Just South of there in Lismore it is being said that this flood was 2M higher than the 1974 event.

OZBUSDRIVER 8th Mar 2022 02:54

YRED is 100% tidal. There was runoff that flows through the mudflats to the bay. However, of late..ALL runoff is channeled out through a single outlet near the 25 end of the field.

tossbag 8th Mar 2022 04:17

It may be tidal, but there is footage of water streaming into the field from a holding pond outside the aerodrome.

OZBUSDRIVER 9th Mar 2022 03:46

Agree 100%, Toss. Someone has changed the drainage around the aerodrome. Lived next door to the town surveyor for the RCC. The RL for the top of the levy bank was 300mm above the tidal surge that flooded the aerodrome during the 74 flood and cyclonic tidal surge. So, no effect from tide causing the flood. It has to have come from inland of the aerodrome.


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