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Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Jul 2017, 06:55

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Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

Which begs the question. How much fuel do you...

Which begs the question. How much fuel do you think people actually carry? If no diversion fuel is required, we're unlikely to have it.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

17th Jul 2017, 05:34

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

Having held for close to 40 minutes, when the...

Having held for close to 40 minutes, when the requirement was 20, we suggested that at the next passage over the holding fix we'd be continuing. The ATC response was to ask our latest divert time....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

29th May 2017, 02:25

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

Some people do...and some types are worse than...

Some people do...and some types are worse than others, but I don't think it's helped by the procedures used.

For instance, tower won't give a conditional line up clearance. When I queried that...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

29th Dec 2016, 06:04

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

open descent ... I will take the longer runway. I...

open descent ... I will take the longer runway. I don't care how long it takes to drive there.

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

27th Dec 2016, 20:54

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

Views: 244,921

Posted By mrdeux

I was flying the QF767s when 16L came into...

I was flying the QF767s when 16L came into service, and did so for some years after. I landed on it once, and then required 16R for every landing thereafter. The margins are for my use, not the...

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

12th Dec 2016, 15:35

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

I didn't say anything about crossing the stop...

I didn't say anything about crossing the stop bars. Issue the conditional clearance, and turn off the bars as the landing aircraft passes the holding point. Works perfectly well in Dubai and London....

Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific

11th Dec 2016, 23:51

Replies: 527

Melbourne Air Traffic Control

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Posted By mrdeux

Why won't you give conditional line up...

Why won't you give conditional line up clearances? Waiting until the landing traffic reaches the gate and the crew have disembarked doesn't keep things flowing.

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