Concorde Go-Around
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GT3 "... and the speed of concorde on the approach the go-around became inevitable.
Sounded and looked good from the tower."
So, with only 3.5 months to go to the end of operations, you just HAD to see her displayed beautifully from your vantage point. It's OK, you can admit it in the privacy of PPRuNe, we won't mind - just as long as you had the cameras running.
Sounded and looked good from the tower."
So, with only 3.5 months to go to the end of operations, you just HAD to see her displayed beautifully from your vantage point. It's OK, you can admit it in the privacy of PPRuNe, we won't mind - just as long as you had the cameras running.
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The cranes at the end of 09L was a one off for that weekend only , and was to allow them to lift the girders up for the new M25 Spur road bridge
The main construction works are between the runways, so have very little impact on approach paths.
The wind only swung round late on Saturday evening for a few hours overnight, I guess they simply got unlucky
The main construction works are between the runways, so have very little impact on approach paths.
The wind only swung round late on Saturday evening for a few hours overnight, I guess they simply got unlucky
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Concorde go-round
Guys, if anyone in the tower did get a picture of the Concorde go-round please publish it here. There are not too many photo ops left.
Everybody's gotta be somewhere
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I have to agree with Xeque. I was at Fifield this evening and watched and recorded Concorde at 19:00(ish) but I've got a cr@ppy camera!
I used to watch the prototype do circuits and bumps - I'd never seen a wing beat on an aeroplane before.
I'm never going to fly in her.
Sorry, got carried away
dd
I used to watch the prototype do circuits and bumps - I'd never seen a wing beat on an aeroplane before.
I'm never going to fly in her.
Sorry, got carried away
dd
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Hilico,
<<Is this where we start arguing about there being no such thing as a 'fuel emergency'? In the UK at least?>>
Is that because Lightnings only fly in South Africa?
Regards
Pie
<<Is this where we start arguing about there being no such thing as a 'fuel emergency'? In the UK at least?>>
Is that because Lightnings only fly in South Africa?
Regards
Pie
On a slightly different noise note, can any ATC tell me why ,on
numerous occasions the yanks ie. AA and united get away with using more than reverse idle when landing at lhr. Singapore
airlines are also guilty and before anyone mentions weather conditions l have noted these violations on dry benign days
numerous occasions the yanks ie. AA and united get away with using more than reverse idle when landing at lhr. Singapore
airlines are also guilty and before anyone mentions weather conditions l have noted these violations on dry benign days
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<<On a slightly different noise note, can any ATC tell me why ,on
numerous occasions the yanks ie. AA and united get away with using more than reverse idle when landing at lhr. Singapore
airlines are also guilty and before anyone mentions weather conditions l have noted these violations on dry benign days>>
Errr.... and why shouldn't they...??
And sorry - your profile does not give enough information as to why you are qualified to tell widebody Captains how to fly their aircraft??
NoD
numerous occasions the yanks ie. AA and united get away with using more than reverse idle when landing at lhr. Singapore
airlines are also guilty and before anyone mentions weather conditions l have noted these violations on dry benign days>>
Errr.... and why shouldn't they...??
And sorry - your profile does not give enough information as to why you are qualified to tell widebody Captains how to fly their aircraft??
NoD
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NoD,
Think maybe he's getting confused with the bit in the AIP which says something like 'min reverse thrust comensurate with safety before 0600 local' if my memory serves me right.
Frangtang,
I want all a/c off my runway ASAP, unless I've told them to roll a bit. That's in the AIP as well.
Think maybe he's getting confused with the bit in the AIP which says something like 'min reverse thrust comensurate with safety before 0600 local' if my memory serves me right.
Frangtang,
I want all a/c off my runway ASAP, unless I've told them to roll a bit. That's in the AIP as well.
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Gonzo...
<<I want all a/c off my runway ASAP>>
You might - but our company prefers us to find one of the hard bits to use - they tend to get a bit shirty when they need to pick the grass out of the u/c...
NoD
PS <<'min reverse thrust comensurate with safety before 0600 local' >>
As you say - lots of airfields have this - the "safety" word of course is the ultimate cop out. There is one major in Europe I believe, that during the quiet hours, say this must be backed up with a "report" - this is more effective - pilot filling in paperwork?! I think not...
<<I want all a/c off my runway ASAP>>
You might - but our company prefers us to find one of the hard bits to use - they tend to get a bit shirty when they need to pick the grass out of the u/c...
NoD
PS <<'min reverse thrust comensurate with safety before 0600 local' >>
As you say - lots of airfields have this - the "safety" word of course is the ultimate cop out. There is one major in Europe I believe, that during the quiet hours, say this must be backed up with a "report" - this is more effective - pilot filling in paperwork?! I think not...
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So, with only 3.5 months to go to the end of operations, you just HAD to see her displayed beautifully from your vantage point. It's OK, you can admit it in the privacy of PPRuNe, we won't mind - just as long as you had the cameras running.
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Visual...
<<Please tell me you don't actually believe people's profiles>>
Of course not... and that part of my comment was slightly tic! It just added a bit to my comment that the individual is almost certainly unqualified to tell people how to fly their aircraft in general, let alone in specific incidents...
NoD
<<Please tell me you don't actually believe people's profiles>>
Of course not... and that part of my comment was slightly tic! It just added a bit to my comment that the individual is almost certainly unqualified to tell people how to fly their aircraft in general, let alone in specific incidents...
NoD
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Nige....couldn't agree more mate....back-seat ground-bound drivers - rrrrr. (And we're fully aware of when to use rev. idle - ie; whenever we can, 'cos frequently the wheelbrakes on the 777 are so effective, and the wing is so good, that the Trent has little time to spool up to any significant rev. epr before the 100-80-60 kt calls, where wheel-braking becomes more efficient. Brake wear is currently cheaper than fuel and rev. wear-and-tear. We're also very aware of the need to clear the rwy expeditiously....Frang - you think the rwys in the US aren't busy enough? Odd posting you put out earlier...)