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Originally Posted by Nick W.
Nigel, how regular are such military operations (disregarding near dairly 34 squadron ops) at yssy?
Where did the B707 go to after arriving (assuming it didn't just taxi to depart again straight away) and are there any different procedures you follow if such an aircraft is in town?
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Not very. It's been a long time since an RAAF 707, or anything other than a Challenger or B737 for that matter, came in on my shifts.
It went to Dom-6 to unload 2 bus loads of passengers. I wasn't even told it was coming, but the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) who looked after it had busses organised to come airside. As far as I was concerned it was just another aeroplane arriving.
I assume it then went to Richmond. I was told it only landed at Sydney because the Richmond crash and fire response level wasn't high enough for it with so many passengers, but was adequate when it had only crew on board.
Departures on 129.7 gave it unrestricted speed, but didn't give an altitude above the SID's 5000' for the few seconds I listened in.
Hope this helps.