Wikiposts
Search
Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner) If you're not a professional pilot but want to discuss issues about the job, this is the best place to loiter. You won't be moved on by 'security' and there'll be plenty of experts to answer any questions.

CY - PFO

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 29th Apr 2006, 17:13
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: cyprus
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
CY - PFO

Nothing major, just doing my bit. APX 15:00 HRS 29/04/06. Inbound Thompson 767 EGKK? - PFO RWY 11 Cyprus. Go Around due to poor weather.

As the hot days near a end, the mist sets in from the sea. I heard a loud noise from an aircraft coming directly over the top of me flying out of the mist over the land. After flying over me, and the hotels on the beach the 767 banks hard stard and increased engine frust, wheels already down at this point. Tries to reline the aircraft up with the now visable runway as the a/c is down low enough out of the mist. Lots of thruttle play during this time, increase, decrease, the a/c was also all over the place, left right, right left and so on, abords take off, turns right, climbs for a go around, takes a very short final, comes in very low, and went out of my visable range and I take it made a safe landing.

Why do they never use the ILS at PFO? I've never heard an ils app on the scanner, always cleared for a visual app.
Attached a picture: Yellow is the normal app into PFO. Red is the 767 today.


Hope I didn't bore you all!.. Take care.
mrdavidcyprus is offline  
Old 29th Apr 2006, 18:46
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: EGLL
Posts: 81
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
stard = ???
frust = thrust
reline = realign
thruttle = throttle
abords take off = ???

Why do they never use the ILS at PFO? = Because there isn't any ILS on RWY 11
Airline Tycoon is offline  
Old 30th Apr 2006, 10:31
  #3 (permalink)  
The Cooler King
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In the Desert
Posts: 1,703
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Tycoon.........play nice eh?
Farrell is offline  
Old 30th Apr 2006, 14:29
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: EARTH
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
it wasnt a go around, most propably they change rwy from 29 to 11 and the pilots found them selfs a bit to high. They just done an orbit on finals
(not a big deal)....and the wx was fine yesterday at LCPH
CAT3A is offline  
Old 30th Apr 2006, 17:18
  #5 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: cyprus
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
stard = starboard. which is right incase you don't know.

And I'm glad you can spell. Very well done mate. Your mother must be proud. And thanks for answering the question.

It wasn't a runway change, there were 3 inbounds for 11 directly before the thompson. And the weater was low lying mist. I was on the beach, the META obviously wasn't updated . The weater was clear all day, until the late afternoon as I said, when you get the mist rolling off the sea.
mrdavidcyprus is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.