EDI closure
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EDI closure
Hi,
Believe there may have been 1 or 2 lightning strikes affecting the runway approach lights and airport is closed, some are in the hold at tweed and some have alreadydiverted to glasgow and prestwick, any more info anyone?
Believe ABZ weather is also not good at all also, possible divertions there too I know there were some earlier in the day.
Cheers
Believe there may have been 1 or 2 lightning strikes affecting the runway approach lights and airport is closed, some are in the hold at tweed and some have alreadydiverted to glasgow and prestwick, any more info anyone?
Believe ABZ weather is also not good at all also, possible divertions there too I know there were some earlier in the day.
Cheers
Last edited by Deeko01; 30th July 2002 at 19:01.
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Just come back from a lovely EDI trip...having spent two hours delayed sitting on the apron.
EDI was initially closed to all departures because Scottish control closed the airspace for departures due to all the storms around the area causing a backlog in the system.
There was also a small fire in one of the substations near the 06 threshold. ATC stated that this was the reason for closing the airfield completely due to the fact that LVP's were in force and with the vehicles attending the substation being in the protected area, no take-offs or landings were permitted.
Eventually we were able to depart, but we did hear on departure that 25% of the 06 approach lights were out. I guess this was probably due to the fire as there was no lightning close to the airfield whilst i was there. Although plenty was showing up on the detector within 25 miles of the field!
Occording to our ops the airfield was closed again, not long after we departed and was still closed at 1800Z
EDI was initially closed to all departures because Scottish control closed the airspace for departures due to all the storms around the area causing a backlog in the system.
There was also a small fire in one of the substations near the 06 threshold. ATC stated that this was the reason for closing the airfield completely due to the fact that LVP's were in force and with the vehicles attending the substation being in the protected area, no take-offs or landings were permitted.
Eventually we were able to depart, but we did hear on departure that 25% of the 06 approach lights were out. I guess this was probably due to the fire as there was no lightning close to the airfield whilst i was there. Although plenty was showing up on the detector within 25 miles of the field!
Occording to our ops the airfield was closed again, not long after we departed and was still closed at 1800Z
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Just heard the earliest edi will be open 2100z not a good night up here, roads are flooded, railway is out, a lot of stranded pax around central scotland tonight.
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BAA told me the outage of the runway lights was because of a fault which wasn't fixed during a quick attempt in mid-afternoon. The engineers needed longer to make another attempt, hence the closure; most flights diverted to EGPF. No mention of a fire or lightning (despite the atrocious wx). 
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Just got back from Leeds. Heard an a/c on the radio who was told he was no17 into Edi!!! The storms were plentiful out there. Leeds primary and secondary radar were U/S, aswell as the DME!!!! I would have thought this was due to lightning as the DME/primary radar were servicable second time round. Maybe EDI was the same???
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Witnessed the earlier "scenario" at EDI when an intense thunderstorm sat on the 5 mile final to 06 and nobody wanted to fly through it....opposite direction operations for quite a while, with all arrivals on rwy24 and all deps off rwy06 (all of which were then weather avoiding). Nice work by those involved!
Subsequent airport closure was (I believe) as stated above....essential maintainance work preventing the ILS being safeguarded in cr*p weather. Welcome to summer.
Subsequent airport closure was (I believe) as stated above....essential maintainance work preventing the ILS being safeguarded in cr*p weather. Welcome to summer.
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Howz It Going?
Sorry that I've not posted for a while. Sorry to those who I have offended......raspberry.
However, thank god for Scotland International, otherwise known as EGPF, or GLA. Bad day weather wise. Did you get wet Joe? Did you seee through the mist? Any photo's or Reg. No's to share?
Doesn't really matter IF you've got dual taxiaways, or a castle. The west still has the best.
Loadsa luv from the sandpit, TTFN
However, thank god for Scotland International, otherwise known as EGPF, or GLA. Bad day weather wise. Did you get wet Joe? Did you seee through the mist? Any photo's or Reg. No's to share?
Doesn't really matter IF you've got dual taxiaways, or a castle. The west still has the best.
Loadsa luv from the sandpit, TTFN
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Anything Happen?
Yes, Bally Heck it did.
Bought another pair of Timberlands from Sun & Sand. Didn't last long in Scarlets, thanks to Jennifer Paige......
Still, better than the rain. Welcome to the Sun, AOG 007. No **** from you, 3 of the tee, or whatever G W wants to call himself these days.
BB
Bought another pair of Timberlands from Sun & Sand. Didn't last long in Scarlets, thanks to Jennifer Paige......
Still, better than the rain. Welcome to the Sun, AOG 007. No **** from you, 3 of the tee, or whatever G W wants to call himself these days.
BB
Last edited by Blue Boy; 31st July 2002 at 01:04.
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Apparentley EDI was closed yesterday due to a lightening strike taking out the approach lights and runway lights. It was also in LVP's pretty much all day so no lights no approaches!!
ABZ was fluctuating between 300m and 450m RVR all day, so after an hour in the hold, it was off to GLA along with thirty-some others!! (spbrd's, British's, ezy's, eastflites decided to plumpt for Dundee).
Once at GLA. tho it was 1hr 30 waiting for transport for the pax! Equiped...I think not!
NOT A GOOD DAY!!
ABZ was fluctuating between 300m and 450m RVR all day, so after an hour in the hold, it was off to GLA along with thirty-some others!! (spbrd's, British's, ezy's, eastflites decided to plumpt for Dundee).
Once at GLA. tho it was 1hr 30 waiting for transport for the pax! Equiped...I think not!
NOT A GOOD DAY!!
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I was there on monday (29th) and lots of planes were delayed (not including mine
) thank god.
It was very very foggy and wet. there were also bad thunderstorms at Luton, Stansted, Bristol and East Midlands which further delayed aircraft. BA and BMI were badly affected, but GO wasn't really.
) thank god.It was very very foggy and wet. there were also bad thunderstorms at Luton, Stansted, Bristol and East Midlands which further delayed aircraft. BA and BMI were badly affected, but GO wasn't really.
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A usually reliable source told me that the second closure was due to a fire in, errr..... the fire station. 
This caused enough havoc to the AFS' ability to respond that the airport was without fire cover- and should provide material for windups for some months to come!
This caused enough havoc to the AFS' ability to respond that the airport was without fire cover- and should provide material for windups for some months to come!
