December Noteworthy Movements Discussion

[Peter Konnecke]

Does anyone know why/who was doing several approaches to 07 at Sydney this afternoon (29/12 approx 1300 local) in a Piper Navajo ? Very unusual for a major airport to be allowing this sort of training. My apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place. (I'm new).

[Jayden Laing]

Hi Peter,
It was actually a KingAir B300 which belongs to AeroPearl but operates for Air Services Australia & those missed approaches were apart of what is know as Runway calibration (I'm not too sure what it does entail exactly) but someone else I'm sure will happily explain it better for you :-)

[Nigel C]

Hi Peter,

Have a look here http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showt...?t=8901&page=2 .

It was a Beechcraft King Air 350 VH-FIY performing Instrument Landing System (ILS) testing/calibration. Basically they do a series of around 15 approaches using the localiser and glidepath and technicians on the ground and in the aircraft monitor the results and make any subtle changes if needed. The tests are done from different angles both horizontally and vertically to ensure the ILS is transmitting correctly. It's a requirement that the ILS gets flight tested for accuracy every 6 months; ground based tests are done more frequently.

Today they will do the calibration of Rwy 25 ILS if the weather permits.

Cheers

[Peter Konnecke]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

Hi Peter,

Have a look here http://www.yssyforum.net/board/showt...?t=8901&page=2 .

It was a Beechcraft King Air 350 VH-FIY performing Instrument Landing System (ILS) testing/calibration.
Cheers

Thanks Jaiden and Nigel. The tower somehow described the aircraft doing the work as a Navajo to other aircraft approaching from the north on 16L/R. (go figure). Thanks for the explanation.

Cheers
Peter.

[George G]

Just monitoring flight radar. Does anyone know what the deal is with Air Canada AC2033?

I'm assuming this was a delayed AC 33 Flight? Does anyone know why it would be delayed?

[Bernie P]

On departure this morning...

Atlas Air B744, N263SG departing YSSY/SYD for CBR by AussiePomm, on Flickr

[Nigel C]

That's a longer take off roll than I would have expected if he's only just airborne by the tunnel. I thought having no pax and only going to Canberra would have been a good excuse to be airborne by no later than Lima!

[Zac M]

Arriving into CBR!

[Bernie P]

Originally Posted by Nigel C

That's a longer take off roll than I would have expected if he's only just airborne by the tunnel. I thought having no pax and only going to Canberra would have been a good excuse to be airborne by no later than Lima!

Thats what we were thinking at the Mound as well!!!! And not an overly steep climb out either!!

[Jayden Laing]

Full load of fuel perhaps?