24 in use for t/o at YPPH

[Montague S]

not often we see 24 being used for anything other than landings over here...but right now its being used for t/o, must say the WX has been absolutely shizen-house over the past few days. just came back from out that way and saw a few takeoffs of 24, strong westerly has been ripping battering the coast.

ATIS YPPH T 300525
APCH: EXPECT INSTRUMENT APCH
RWY: 24
+ SFC COND:
OPR INFO: POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE OF RWY 21 GP
DUE ACFT ON TWY WHISKY.
RWY 24 MM NOT AVBL.
DEP FREQ 118.7
WND: 280/18-28
+ VIS: GREATER THAN 10 KM
WX: -VCSH
+ CLD: FEW025 SCT042
+ TMP: 15
QNH: 1005
SIGWX: WIND AT 250 FT AGL 270/30-40.
EXP MOD TURB BLW 5000 FT

[Rhys Xanthis]

I read this at school and my heart jumped! I logged out and went to stand out in the cold! Was worth it though!

Managed to see what i think was the ozjet 737 heading off to Denpasar (loud!) and also 9M-MRQ Malaysian 772ER heading off to KL (got to lost the sound of those engines!)! They take off right over school...an SAA A342 makes a lot of noise during class

And also as i was getting home i got to see a fairly low A345 coming in from Dubai, A6-ERH ops EK420.

Thanks for the info Montague

Also, does anyone have some kind of plan for the runways at PER? I've looked in the past but with little luck...appreciate it

Thanks

[David Knudsen]

Originally Posted by Rhys Xanthis

Also, does anyone have some kind of plan for the runways at PER? I've looked in the past but with little luck...appreciate it

Thanks

You mean like this?

From Airservices' ERSA publication -> http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/...ations/aip.asp

[Rhys Xanthis]

Exactly what i was looking for, thanks David!

Just a question, say an acft took off from Rwy 24, it would be heading off in a direction to the left of the diagram there?

[Montague S]

Originally Posted by Rhys Xanthis

Exactly what i was looking for, thanks David!

Just a question, say an acft took off from Rwy 24, it would be heading off in a direction to the left of the diagram there?

not necessarily, depends on its destination...the Ozjet you saw went off 21, Qantas 738 went off 24 and made a very early left turn so its probably headed back east.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Originally Posted by Montague S

not necessarily, depends on its destination...the Ozjet you saw went off 21, Qantas 738 went off 24 and made a very early left turn so its probably headed back east.

Ahh, that would explain that i could only just see the ozjet and take a guess on the livery, but the Malaysian 777 i saw flew directly over my head (school is in claremont btw)

[Montague S]

by that time of the day they were coming off 21...anyways, the SID for most Asian destinations sees aircraft routinely fly over that area enroute to Singapore & KL.

[Rhys Xanthis]

Originally Posted by Montague S

by that time of the day they were coming off 21...anyways, the SID for most Asian destinations sees aircraft routinely fly over that area enroute to Singapore & KL.

Looked like it wasn't yet high enough to make a turn.

[Tsen Tsan]

They used to make the turn around Carousel area when departing 21.... Loved it then since I stayed near there and could get those banking shots of the heavies!