Runway change question
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Runway change question
Hey folks,
Over the past couple of nights at Manchester, a few inbound crews have requested a change of runway from the current active to a more suitable approach on the alternate (due to vis/poor weather).
My question is - given that the other runway needed to be 'fired up' in these cases is it chargeable or just a common sense call? It's no biggie, just pure curiosity.
Over the past couple of nights at Manchester, a few inbound crews have requested a change of runway from the current active to a more suitable approach on the alternate (due to vis/poor weather).
My question is - given that the other runway needed to be 'fired up' in these cases is it chargeable or just a common sense call? It's no biggie, just pure curiosity.
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Since about the 25th of August the ILS/DME on Rwy 23R has been removed in stages..........DME first, then the glidepath and finally the localiser. This has neccesitated crews landing on Rwy 23R to fly the VOR/DME approach which, being a NPA, has a higher minima (690ft) than the ILS. If the weather has been cloudy/poor viz and below this minima then crews can request use of the ILS on 05L/R with a tailwind subject to company/type limits.
Once 23R is flight checked and deemed fully operational they start work in November on Rwy 05L
Once 23R is flight checked and deemed fully operational they start work in November on Rwy 05L
