Lagos RWY lighting system stolen...
Tabs please !
Landed at Cayenne, French Guiana in 2013 or thereabouts ….comms were a problem as some gang had stolen the electrical cables going to the airport the night before.
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One of the folks in Control had been with the French Air force and done an exchange tour in Canada. He was most helpful. Even got customs to come to the aircraft and clear us in there. Got us a hotel and arranged transport for us. When we went to leave the next morning he had arranged that the folks were very, very helpful. Customs even came back out to stamp us out at the aircraft. The terminal was still in complete chaos.
Osubi Airport Warri Nigeria
Many years ago Shell installed some new equipment at Osubi Airport.
It only worked for a short time. We could not receive anything while flying so assumed a power failure or something like that.
But no, someone had stolen it. After a short period the equipment was for sale downtown Warri!
After all these years I have forgotten what it was...the DME perhaps?
Who else remembers?
It only worked for a short time. We could not receive anything while flying so assumed a power failure or something like that.
But no, someone had stolen it. After a short period the equipment was for sale downtown Warri!
After all these years I have forgotten what it was...the DME perhaps?
Who else remembers?
I was flying out of Dili, East Timor in 2008, one early morning, still dark outside, I departed the easterly runway in the Super Puma helicopter. As I was went through Vtoss, I bought the nose up and search light, I caught sight of a "local" with a bamboo pole covered in copper wire. He was 20' infant of the aircraft and I had the nose wheel almost hit his head. It was common for the locals to rain the airport beacon and remove anything of value.
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Many years ago Shell installed some new equipment at Osubi Airport.
It only worked for a short time. We could not receive anything while flying so assumed a power failure or something like that.
But no, someone had stolen it. After a short period the equipment was for sale downtown Warri!
After all these years I have forgotten what it was...the DME perhaps?
Who else remembers?
It only worked for a short time. We could not receive anything while flying so assumed a power failure or something like that.
But no, someone had stolen it. After a short period the equipment was for sale downtown Warri!
After all these years I have forgotten what it was...the DME perhaps?
Who else remembers?
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Many years ago, my first overnight into Abuja, on parking the plane, the fuel truck connected and offered to re fuel our 737. We decided to fill the wings there and then in case we had issues in the morning getting fueled.
Next morning on returning to the plane, the flying spanner noticed the defueling hatch open... we were lucky we had only 'lost' a third of one tank.
After a lot of shouting and frayed tempers we just accepted it. Later in the trip I recanted this to an old Africa hand and he informed me it can and does happen. Well we never fell for that one again.
Next morning on returning to the plane, the flying spanner noticed the defueling hatch open... we were lucky we had only 'lost' a third of one tank.
After a lot of shouting and frayed tempers we just accepted it. Later in the trip I recanted this to an old Africa hand and he informed me it can and does happen. Well we never fell for that one again.
In Somalia in the early '90s the German army built a lovely new runway at a place called Belet-wayne where they had a considerable detatchment of troops. They even installed lighting which everyone thought overkill for a bush strip, no matter how smart. Despite being patrolled by armed soldiers the lighting didn't last a week. I think I was the only one that ever used it!
Way back when, doing an NDB approach at Kano at 0 dark 30 in a 747 with a full load of detainees - the ndb went off the air.
We diverted to to Algiers then back to the Bride of the Red Sea.
on the way ATC called and apologised - someone had stolen the fuel from both generators
On another trip, watched a colourful chap deplane and then reapppear outside the fence a bit later.
watched him walk to a car and chat then walk back to the terminal.
then watched him reboard with obviously new a ID!!
OIA
We diverted to to Algiers then back to the Bride of the Red Sea.
on the way ATC called and apologised - someone had stolen the fuel from both generators
On another trip, watched a colourful chap deplane and then reapppear outside the fence a bit later.
watched him walk to a car and chat then walk back to the terminal.
then watched him reboard with obviously new a ID!!
OIA
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Late 70's .Sierre Leone Trilander Lungi to Hastings having met the Bcal from LGW.Short finals at dusk.Grass runway lit by goose neck flares.
Flares disappear as a/c approaches the ground. Very briefly consider returning to Lungi but what the hell and land with half the runway in darkness.
Flares disappear as a/c approaches the ground. Very briefly consider returning to Lungi but what the hell and land with half the runway in darkness.
