It's sunny in Somerset!
It's sunny in Somerset!
It's Monday morning (20th April) and a friend is arriving via Heathrow this morning so I had a look at Teletext to see if the plane is on time. Terminal 1, in particular, seems to be suffering delays - 2 VS diversions quite a few BD flights a couple of hours late. My normal thought would be weather but the forecast, much less what it's like here in Somerset don't support that.
So, I'm just intrigued, is there a problem this morning or is it just coincidence?
So, I'm just intrigued, is there a problem this morning or is it just coincidence?
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Maybe there was a problem earlier, but they're packing them in on 09L now
Example.
I was asked one time to maintain 200 knots until 5 miles.
My reply...'4 miles if you like'.
The 'ole L1011, especially the -250 and -500 models had high flap speeds, and could slow down on a dime, on short final.
Ahhhh, Lockheed!
Still finds a small requirement, even after all these years.
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What you need is a Twin Otter!
You could do Vne (166kts) to about 400' close the throttles and land on the threshold at 75kts. It was like hitting a brick wall. If you nudged them back into reverse it would be even quicker but you needed to get that "just" right.
You could do Vne (166kts) to about 400' close the throttles and land on the threshold at 75kts. It was like hitting a brick wall. If you nudged them back into reverse it would be even quicker but you needed to get that "just" right.
