Min Runway Length Question

[FUSEPLUG]

1 hour ago, hispeed7721 said:

Landing in the wrong place will do that I guess

Props to the guys who pulled off the landing at Peter O. Night - they had little to do with our risk aversion.   It's the "Q3 for landing 1 knot out of NVG ALZ crosswind limits then self-identifying for an honest mistake" that has castrated the C-17 community.  When solid squadron leadership is continuously squashed by a clueless, self-absorbed OG - that's when a community curls up into giant "risk adverse" ball.  

[pawnman]

On 8/28/2016 at 0:36 PM, FUSEPLUG said:

Correct.

Though the McGuire guys might do it with less if they're tired enough.

It never gets old.

[nunya]

11 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

The airport is KREI and is at 1600' MSL.  I'm guessing the largest aircraft they could handle would be a C-130, just based on the limited parking.  That's probably a stretch too.  The M-28, U-28, T-6, and C-12 would be a hit. 

I see only a single wheel weight of 12.5K in the FAA AFD.  So unless the ASRR lists a 2S weight, a C-130 is probably out anyway.

[tac airlifter]

I've taken PC-12s there and through the whole area: AVX, L05, L26, L35, CN37.... The only issue is ascertaining taxiway quality at those smaller fields.  We need 23' width which is easy to find, but locations that don't see aircraft the size of a PC-12 will sometimes have significant erosion and grass growth on the edges, and that can be problematic.  

I don't know about an M-28 at REI; looks like single wheel is limited to 12.5 and I have no idea what GW they operate at.

 

 

[Fuzz]

7 hours ago, FUSEPLUG said:

Props to the guys who pulled off the landing at Peter O. Night - they had little to do with our risk aversion.   It's the "Q3 for landing 1 knot out of NVG ALZ crosswind limits then self-identifying for an honest mistake" that has castrated the C-17 community.  When solid squadron leadership is continuously squashed by a clueless, self-absorbed OG - that's when a community curls up into giant "risk adverse" ball.  

Wasn't this the NVG Training wind limits not the actual NVG or ALZ wind limits?

[HuggyU2]

Good info again. I'll speak to the airport manager and see what the story is. 

In any case, the Airshow is sponsored by an excellent craft brewery, and ends with a concert.  Last year, Everclear headlined. 

Good static warbird turnout, including one of only 3 flying P-63s and one of only 7 flying P-38s. 

Edited September 3, 2016 by HuggyU2

[LookieRookie]

FYI, the T-6 will need to work an OG waiver as well due to non-towered airfield ops.

[YoungnDumb]

On 9/2/2016 at 5:54 PM, LookieRookie said:

FYI, the T-6 will need to work an OG waiver as well due to non-towered airfield ops.

Easy enough to get