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Meester proach 9th Oct 2018 09:36

Just wish they’d stop shutting the main runway as and when at night. Real pain in the.....

MichaelKPIT 9th Oct 2018 14:04


Originally Posted by Right Way Up (Post 10269381)
Mr Angry, I remember it as a Continental 747 which had an engine surge due to crosswind. Friends of mine in Concorde House thought it had hit Russ Hill, as did the controller who hit the crash alarm. Stories in the paper included a farm hand on Russ Hill ducking for cover whilst being doused in Jet A1 ;)

I saw that one! We were watching from the end of the South Terminal as it headed toward the hill. Scary as heck - we really didn't think it was going to make it!

surely not 9th Oct 2018 14:11

The link to the B747 incident is already shown on post 18 by Liffy1M and the full report is on there. Continental 747 reg N605PE

Nothing showing yet about any incident involving a twin a few nights ago

DaveReidUK 9th Oct 2018 14:48


Originally Posted by surely not (Post 10269624)
Nothing showing yet about any incident involving a twin a few nights ago

Do you have information that it was a night-time incident, or are you simply inferring that from the report that it involved the emergency runway ?

scr1 9th Oct 2018 14:52

Have heard that their have been some instances of aircraft starting their take of roll from the displaced landing threshold

BARKINGMAD 9th Oct 2018 19:53

Meester, they have to fill in the potholes sometime, so why not off-peak?!

I used to enjoy setting up for 26R using the FMS, I believe that's one good way of developing SA.

But then I'm old and pre-WinXP so that's how we completed the task in them thar days.

Tom! 11th Oct 2018 21:50


DaveReidUK 11th Oct 2018 22:11


Originally Posted by Tom! (Post 10271649)


No.

The OP described an easterly takeoff from the northern runway.

The Avherald report relates to a westerly takeoff from the southern runway.


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