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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

27th Feb 2017, 10:58

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King Air down at Essendon?

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Posted By Creampuff

The picture at post 362 shows that there were...

The picture at post 362 shows that there were some buildings in that area before the DFO (thus correcting my incorrect belief that the area had been vacant prior to the DFO).

If the particular...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

26th Feb 2017, 00:56

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

I'm not sure how you 'pancake in at over 100kts'....

I'm not sure how you 'pancake in at over 100kts'. A forced landing on 'flat open ground' is survivable. That's why aerodromes like Essendon (and Bankstown and Jandakot and ... and ... and...) were...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

25th Feb 2017, 03:20

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King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

So why doesn't that logic apply to all hospitals,...

So why doesn't that logic apply to all hospitals, all schools, the defence force, the police forces, ambulance services...

The problem is that the value to the community of these things cannot be...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 21:12

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

You should read post #364, 5179.

You should read post #364, 5179.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 19:33

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

I stand corrected, DF, on my statement that there...

I stand corrected, DF, on my statement that there were no buildings in that area before the DFO. However, I make 2 points:

1. If you compare the footprint of the DFO and its carparks with the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 11:46

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

So had Mr Q. At least they are hangars. But...

So had Mr Q. At least they are hangars. But yes: perhaps they should not be that close to the runway. (Note what I said earlier about the stonking big hangar that causes turbulence across the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 10:36

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

The problem, Aero developer, is the privatisation...

The problem, Aero developer, is the privatisation paradigm that means the true value of the aerodrome as a community asset does not get measured or paid for by the community. It also results in the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 06:22

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

I'm a 100% sure there were no buildings in that...

I'm a 100% sure there were no buildings in that location in 1945.

What years are you talking about, DF? Are you suggesting there were substantial buildings in that location before privatisation?

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 05:45

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

You do what the operators of YSCB did: Put a...

You do what the operators of YSCB did: Put a warning about it in ERSA!

Fact is that so far as the operators of these privatised airports are concerned, the runways and the aircraft are just an...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 05:25

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

It was open space. There was no building. ...

It was open space. There was no building.

That's the point.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Feb 2017, 04:40

Replies: 1,350

King Air down at Essendon?

Views: 590,570

Posted By Creampuff

Remember the complaints about the turbulence...

Remember the complaints about the turbulence caused in the touchdown area of 35 at YSCB by the stonking big hangar placed in wrong place? Solution? Just put a warning in ERSA! I suppose it is,...

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