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Bristol Airport boycotted by pilots... (Read 641 times)
Jan 6th, 2007 at 12:08pm

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...due to a lack of grooves, making landing dangerous. Some EasyJet pilots complained that they had experienced difficulties bringing the planes to a stop safely, and there have been 2 incidents of pilots overshooting due to bad weather in the last 2 months. That would be normal if the runway wasnt being resurfaced so parts are very slippery.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6236543.stm


Its Bristol Uk if you hadnt already guessed.
 
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Reply #1 - Jan 6th, 2007 at 1:02pm

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I've heard about this, and I don't really blame them for not operating at Bristol when the runway is wet. Health and safety comes first! It also looks like lots of other airlines are following easyJets example.
 
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Reply #2 - Jan 7th, 2007 at 7:36pm

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Looking at other sites you see what they're getting at - two minor icidents last week alone, including one aircraft departing the runway (admittedly in very poor conditions).
 
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Reply #3 - Jan 7th, 2007 at 7:49pm

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If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

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Reply #4 - Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:08pm

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My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed. Shocked
 
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Reply #5 - Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:12pm

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Craig. wrote on Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:08pm:
My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed. Shocked



Easy... It'd take off again... Wink Grin
 
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Reply #6 - Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:15pm

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Charlie wrote on Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:12pm:
Craig. wrote on Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:08pm:
My only complaint about Bristols runway is the close proximity of the large drop off the end of runway 27. All of my lessons there I wondered what would happen if a plane overshot at high speed. Shocked



Easy... It'd take off again... Wink Grin

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Reply #7 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 2:40am

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Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 7th, 2007 at 7:49pm:
If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

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Woody, do you know the story behind this picture, apart from it being in Germany?

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Reply #8 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 3:18am

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One of my friends (who lives in Spain, flew over into Bristol) was onboard one of the two aircraft that overshot the runway. Apparently it wasn't that bad though, just ended up a few metres off of the runway and hit a few approach lights Shocked
 
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Reply #9 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 3:44am

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cspyro21 wrote on Jan 8th, 2007 at 3:18am:
and hit a few approach lights Shocked



Oh! Not too bad eh! What about the poor LIGHTS! Wink Grin
 
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Reply #10 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 5:58am

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Was going to go down there yesterday, but there didnt seem too much point......I flew in on easyjet just before Christmas and we did seem to brake rather hard on touchdown lol

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Reply #11 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 8:07am

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expat wrote on Jan 8th, 2007 at 2:40am:
Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 7th, 2007 at 7:49pm:
If you look at the pictures then it's not really suprising they've had to close the runway.......

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Woody, do you know the story behind this picture, apart from it being in Germany?

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I don't. I had it on the best authority that it was Bristol. Grin
 
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Reply #12 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 8:11am

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Bristol Airport is now open for business. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6240147.stm
 
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Reply #13 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 11:36am
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Charlie wrote on Jan 8th, 2007 at 3:44am:
cspyro21 wrote on Jan 8th, 2007 at 3:18am:
and hit a few approach lights Shocked



Oh! Not too bad eh! What about the poor LIGHTS! Wink Grin


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Reply #14 - Jan 8th, 2007 at 11:47am

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At least is wasn't taking out humans like the B-1B at RIAT 2001...
 
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