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FAA bars flight maneuver after D.C. incident
Close call at Reagan National prompts change The Federal Aviation Administration will bar airports nationwide from using a traffic-reversing operation after a close call last week at an airport near the nation’s capital. (www.washingtontimes.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
when crews start refusing clearances to runways with too much of a tailwind component, this "maneuver" will be reauthorized, or delays will pile up.
Instead of addressing the issue as it occurred, the FAA makes another classic knee jerk reaction to "fix" the problem.
Best that I read that story, had it been done properly, they wouldn't have been heading at each other. The FAA's fix is just window dressing for the whole thing to cover butts, not a fix to the miscommunication problem, which was what led to the incident in the first place.
so what happens when the weather turns around - landing/takeoffs with a tailwind ?
Assume we're talking about an airport with two parallels. 9/27 R/L.
I assume they just change runways. I think this is just saying they can't happen together. Can't land on 27R while departing on 9R anymore. They'll have to switch them all to 27 L/R or 9 L/R.
I assume they just change runways. I think this is just saying they can't happen together. Can't land on 27R while departing on 9R anymore. They'll have to switch them all to 27 L/R or 9 L/R.
Only problem is that some airports have noise abatement procedures that require opposite direction landings/departures. Specifically, LAX.
From midnight to 6:30am local time, they land 6R, Depart 25R, so most engine noise is over the ocean instead of the city and along the coastline. This could potentially kill that.
From midnight to 6:30am local time, they land 6R, Depart 25R, so most engine noise is over the ocean instead of the city and along the coastline. This could potentially kill that.