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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 12:47
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Many many thanks for your time and trouble.
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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 12:50
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Originally Posted by hans brinker
Request Runway 33, and set MCT, I want to get there before 13:00Z....
Yeah for sure. After 1300 you might need special VFR with that lower ceiling. 😎
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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 12:59
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Just a point, those Aussie speeds are in Km/hr. They don't come close to kts/hour.
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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 17:56
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Try KEF for size, not as strong winds, but 50kts in snow isn't that usual, and we keep operating.... just ;-o
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Originally Posted by fokker1000
Try KEF for size, not as strong winds, but 50kts in snow isn't that usual, and we keep operating.... just ;-o
That's impressive. My airline stops moving when the surface wind exceeds 50kt.
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Extra fuel, anyone?

Enough for two approaches before diverting!?
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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 20:16
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Translation : if TAF is more then two lines long , stay at home ...
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Old 2nd Sep 2019, 21:25
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Which one of those symbols indicates the depth?

Freeport airport is currently under five feet of water. Thoughts for all those affected, may this damn thing move out to sea and stay far offshore (out of the shipping lanes, please.)
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Old 3rd Sep 2019, 00:45
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Freeport airport is currently under five feet of water.
When I flew into Freeport many years back, there was a photo in the FBO, which showed a number of jets sitting up to their fuselages in water. It was explained to me that the photo was taken from the roof of the FBO building, of a storm surge. I hope people were able to fly their aircraft to safety this time....
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Old 3rd Sep 2019, 01:49
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Hopefully there are some RNAV/GNSS approaches, that sort of flooding tends to put ground based aids out of action for a few days.
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Old 3rd Sep 2019, 14:07
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Fun day out...even a 30 degree crosswind component would give you 100 knots of crosswind!
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Old 3rd Sep 2019, 14:36
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Originally Posted by Teevee
Just a point, those Aussie speeds are in Km/hr. They don't come close to kts/hour.
kts/hour???

knots are nm/h

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Old 4th Sep 2019, 14:16
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In defense of some posters, Western Australia is actually where the strongest wind gust ever recorded hit - at 408 km/h.
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Old 4th Sep 2019, 18:05
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Originally Posted by skadi
kts/hour???

knots are nm/h

skadi
knots per hour is an acceleration.
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Old 4th Sep 2019, 18:08
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Originally Posted by skadi
kts/hour???

knots are nm/h

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knots per hour is an acceleration.

As an aside, in my entire career as a Metman, I don't think that I ever forecast a steady wind of over 60 kt, or a gust of more than 90.
That's all over UK, Cyprus, and Germany.
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Old 4th Sep 2019, 20:49
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This is what an airport looks like during that:

and here's what it does to structures afterwards:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weath...ahamas-emerge/
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Old 5th Sep 2019, 06:25
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Originally Posted by nicolai
This is what an airport looks like during that:
https://twitter.com/kionnemcghee/status/1168540276949954560

and here's what it does to structures afterwards:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weath...ahamas-emerge/
It's just a little standing water, perfectly flyable as long as you account for it in the take off and landing performance.
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Old 5th Sep 2019, 07:07
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Originally Posted by the_stranger
It's just a little standing water, perfectly flyable as long as you account for it in the take off and landing performance.
... and you're flying a Catalina!
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Old 5th Sep 2019, 12:43
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Originally Posted by the_stranger
It's just a little standing water, perfectly flyable as long as you account for it in the take off and landing performance.
... just be sure to use the tables for wet-runway-with-whitecaps.
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Old 5th Sep 2019, 18:44
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Runways awash ...

Brings back memories of doing a 'FOD plod' at GIB with a fishing boat on (and I do mean on) the eastern end of the runway following a touch of weather. Couldn't see how that was going to fit in a rubbish bag, but off we went from the western end
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