How was your "Blustery" day?????
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How was your "Blustery" day?????
Just been watching the 18.00hrs BBC News, which showed one of MOL's 737-200's all over the place on final into Leeds Bradford. It then showed a corporate almost losing it - "Wing down" big time.....with the commentator saying "And this private Jet nearly didn't make it"......
Regardless of the latter, I admire the skill of those involved......for I wouldn't have fancied it!
Suffice to say, what conditions have you encountered today?????
C.N.
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Regardless of the latter, I admire the skill of those involved......for I wouldn't have fancied it!
Suffice to say, what conditions have you encountered today?????
C.N.
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EGGW . .That's the whole point, isn't it?. .I mean that's why we're paid and that's the satisfaction at the end of the day :-). .That's why we like flying <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
Just a numbered other
I was lucky enough only to be involved as a passenger, returning to LHR on VS 020. A splendid job was done although I couldn't tell from my cattle stall which runway. On the way home, I noticed 22 in use. <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
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Arkroyal, . . Spare a thought for the guys up at BHX battling with a 33/15 runway.. .Tell me guys, what does your ops manual say these days with regard to taking the gusts into consideration on an approach close to crosswind limits?
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Yeah, RW 22. that's when you land on 23 with a little bit of drift from the right. Joking aside, having watched LHR spend at least half the day on 23, I have to take my hat off to those concerned. One minor comment; can the captain of the VSB Classic who had half a look at EGWU please make sure he is lined-up on the correct RW next time?
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My head's still spinning from spending the day fitting fixed wings going downwind at 400kts groundspeed in with helis on the ILS at 60kts G/S.
The 3000' wind of 220/82 largely accounted for my lousy closing headings <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
The 3000' wind of 220/82 largely accounted for my lousy closing headings <img src="eek.gif" border="0">
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Regarding the wing-down at LBA, they had some more on the local news. They interviewed the pilot but it wasn't very enlightening as he didn't seem to have a very good grasp of English. However he did say the plane had "lost some paint" but was still airworthy.
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Fairly chaotic today. DUB was at a standstill this morning and with LHR using RWY23 this afternoon ATC slot delays inbound were up to 5 hours!! Not what the chaps at Swanwick needed .. but well done to all concerned.
ES <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
ES <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
Just a numbered other
Err... Well last time I used it it was 22! <img src="confused.gif" border="0"> Too long away on holiday, but fighting the car along the M40 was bad enough. Hats off to all concerned.
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Well it was a new experience for me as a passenger to land on runway 23 at LHR (in hundreds of flights). Not sure it was worth the three hour delay, though, but got a taste of the impressive reverse thrust on a 737NG. Stopped well before getting to the southern runway.
