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Old 16th February 2015, 08:20 AM
Rowan McKeever Rowan McKeever is offline
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Yes - in theory that's right, but I just think it best to keep runways clear for any kind of emergency, and an A380 is not agile enough to clear quickly.

It's easy enough to hold at A6 and then taxi into position 30 seconds before the cap lifts if that's really what is going on. Better still, hold up pushbacks - why waste fuel with six in a row queued up along Alpha?
Not only in theory. The movement cap is managed, for arriving aircraft, through sequencing and extended tracks. IF it was the movement cap at play, and the A380 was held on the threshold for an extended period, then ATC obviously knew there were no arrivals sequenced to land before the A380 would depart.

In a worst case scenario, i.e. an inbound emergency, the A380 would either be asked to vacate or given a takeoff clearance. And, in that case, there would be plenty of time for this to happen while the emergency was positioned out of sequence for landing.
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Old 21st February 2015, 10:56 AM
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I'm sure if an emergency eventuated, there would be enough time to clear an aircraft from the runway. Emergency landings don't just happen with 30 seconds notice (99.9% of the time).

I'm sure the boys and girls up that tower know what they're doing Philip.

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Old 22nd February 2015, 11:16 AM
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Phillip, have you tried listening to the YSSY ATC archive?

http://www.liveatc.net/archive.php
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Old 22nd February 2015, 01:04 PM
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Thumbs up Medivac jumped the queue

Great suggestion Tom - I should have thought of that. ATC archive revealed an urgent medivac flight was given taxi/take off priority on 34L from B6 after the A380 had just been given permission to taxi from A6 and line up - all explained!
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