Airport.

[Andy Onchan]

1 hour ago, Numbnuts said:

Well they have expensive new fire engines down there now so maybe they need a runway to justify the cost 

Well, we might as well have a new runway so they can roll the new fire engine over and baptise it! 

 

[CallMeCurious]

1 hour ago, snowman said:

Planning application?

Comes under permitted development probably if it's not just refurbishment or expansion of taxiways. 

 

[CallMeCurious]

1 minute ago, Andy Onchan said:

Well, we might as well have a new runway so they can roll the new fire engine over and baptise it! 

 

You do recall a worker was killed out there in a similar incident a few years ago.

[Guest]

It’s not 1st April is it ?
 

[Andy Onchan]

1 minute ago, CallMeCurious said:

You do recall a worker was killed out there in a similar incident a few years ago.

Not at that particular 'accident' though.

[finlo]

11 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said:

You do recall a worker was killed out there in a similar incident a few years ago.

Yes an electrician and a fire engine playing chicken with each other if I recall correctly.

Edited March 26, 2021 by finlo

[madmanxpilot]

The bulk of the expenditure is for:

1) Resurfacing of runway 03/21 - good - it needs it, preferably grooved too for wet weather performance reasons.

2) Widening of starter strips to match the width of the main runway - complete waste of money as not needed to allow aircraft to operate. 

[ellanvannin2010]

6 minutes ago, madmanxpilot said:

The bulk of the expenditure is for:

1) Resurfacing of runway 03/21 - good - it needs it, preferably grooved too for wet weather performance reasons.

 

What commercial flights will use it though?. I know the Q400 could but I do not recall the ATR's of Stobart ever doing so and I presume anything Easyjet have could not.

[Zarley]

1 hour ago, invisible man said:

They are also building new hangers to provide maintenance for the Beluga Airbus

Good God not more buses!

[madmanxpilot]

21 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said:

What commercial flights will use it though?. I know the Q400 could but I do not recall the ATR's of Stobart ever doing so and I presume anything Easyjet have could not.

ATRs can use 21 it - depends on the Company policy. Stobart used it for take off regularly, think they had a company restriction for landings though- not sure. If it was blowing a hoolie out of the south, I'd expect EZY could use it for take off too.

[Major Rushen]

Probably going to build houses over the lot!

[snowman]

easyJet have used the cross runway very rarely

[jaymann]

This is the most recent masterplan as I understood it...

 

[madmanxpilot]

1 hour ago, jaymann said:

This is the most recent masterplan as I understood it...

 

That work of fiction was submitted by the Deputy Airport Director to National Air Traffic Services a couple of years ago when they were asked to complete a technical report about the Airport's Instrument landing facilities. It's quite frankly an insight into the complete delusional view of what we need to service our needs and has, as I understand it, been kicked into the long grass by the powers that be.

Edited March 26, 2021 by madmanxpilot

[snowman]

If the population was 100,000 plus, things would be more feasible. But with 84,000 this stuff is just pie in the sky. 

Edited March 26, 2021 by snowman