VH-FIX at Sydney Today

[Gerard M]

Have noticed today on PP that VH-FIX (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Pearl-Aviation-Australia/Beech-Super-King/0933629/L/&tbl=&photo_nr=1&sok=&sort=&prev_id=1093398&next_id=0591497) is doing a lot of what seems like touches and goes at Sydney today. Airliners.net has the aircraft as Pearl Aviation Australia. Does anyone know what it was up to?

Cheers

Gerard

[Michael Mak]

Doing ILS calibration work? This aircraft is operating on behalf of Airservices Australia.

EDIT:
Looks like Runway 16R ILS is being calibrated.
YSSY ATIS:
http://www.airservices.gov.au/brief/html.asp?/cgi-bin/avreq?area=20
ATIS ATIS YSSY P 040353
APCH: EXP VOR APCH RWY 16R, EXP ILS APCH RWY 16L,
THEN INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH WHEN VISUAL
RWY: 16L AND R FOR ARRS AND DEPS
+ OPR INFO: RWY 16R ILS NOT AVBL DUE NAVAID FLIGHT TESTING.
PARL RWY OPS IN PROG.
INDEPENDENT DEPARTURES IN PROG
WND: 160/20
VIS: GT 10KM
WX: SH IN AREA
CLD: FEW030, BKN038
TMP: 19
QNH: 1019

[Edward Terry]

What is the procedure for ILS calibration?

[Lachlan C]

have being watching it for a few hours now on the radar

[Michael Mak]

The calibration is over, Runway 16R ILS is back on

ATIS ATIS YSSY Q 040529
+ APCH: EXP ILS APCH THEN INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH WHEN
VISUAL
RWY: 16L AND R FOR ARRS AND DEPS
+ OPR INFO: RWY 16R ILS AVBL.
PARL RWY OPS IN PROG.
INDEPENDENT DEPARTURES IN PROG
WND: 160/20
VIS: GT 10KM
WX: SH IN AREA
CLD: FEW030, BKN038
TMP: 19
QNH: 1019

[Michael Mak]

Found the following on Airservices Australia's webpage:

C0637/09
ILS RWY 16R FREQ 109.5 IDENT 'IKS' NOT AVBL DUE TEST
DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE
FROM 04 032200 TO 04 050800
DAILY 2200/0800

C0638/09
ILS RWY 34L FREQ 110.1 'ISN' NOT AVBL DUE FLIGHT TEST
DO NOT USE FALSE INDICATIONS POSSIBLE.
FROM 04 032200 TO 04 050800
DAILY 2200/0800

We may see more actions tomorrow when it's Runway 34L's turn.

[Nigel C]

What is the procedure for ILS calibration?


Lots of high speed, gear up approaches and a missed approach conducted at ~100'. AsA techs are normally stationed at the ILS equipment with their own monitoring gear.

[Michael Mak]

Is the aircraft overnighting at SYD? After Runway 16R ILS was back online, I didn't see VH-FIX leave SYD on my PlanePlotter.

[Chris B.]

Corrrect. It's sitting out the front of the RFDS hangar.

[Gerard M]

It now seems to be in the circuit again.

Thanks for the info Michael from yesterday.

Gerard

[Michael Mak]

It now seems to be in the circuit again.

Thanks for the info Michael from yesterday.

Gerard
It's Runway 34L ILS today

ATIS ATIS YSSY R 050356
APCH: EXP INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH
RWY: 34L AND R FOR ARRS AND DEPS
OPR INFO: PARL RWY OPS IN PROG.
INDEPENDENT DEPARTURES IN PROG.
RWY 34L ILS NOT TO BE USED DUE TO
ILS FLIGHT CHECKS IN PROG
WND: 030/15,
XW 12 KTS
VIS: GT 10KM
CLD: FEW032
TMP: 24
+ QNH: 1014

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[Jethro H]

"FIX" seems to be a suitable rego

[Gerard M]

Could someone please tell me, was this aircraft VH-FIX doing some ILS calibration work again, was yesterday around midday?

Cheers
Gerard

[Nigel C]

With that sort of flight path, that would be a fair assessment.

[NickN]

Its a sight being on the ground watching the fly pasts, they come in low and fast and break away quite sharp. Last time I saw it happen was last year they were operating on RWY07.