Todays Event

andy · Post by **andy** » 13 May 2006, 14:26

...........but how will they get it back out again.........???

Charlie Bravo · Post by **Charlie Bravo** » 13 May 2006, 14:27

I presume it's the first part of it's certification. It did 2 touch and go's followed by a full stop landing. The touch and go's were impressive to say the least.

Charlie Bravo · Post by **Charlie Bravo** » 13 May 2006, 14:28

andy wrote:...........but how will they get it back out again.........???

It went out a couple of hours later.... used around 1/3 of the runway !

I've got photo's of it's 2nd touch and go and full stop landing and videos of it's first touch and go and take off. Quite an event I think.

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 13 May 2006, 15:01

thank you for the Pic Charley
I have it on the desktop now

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 13 May 2006, 15:02

Interesting event that CB, shows what the Airbus can do. Co-incidentally, that cock up a few weeks ago involving that Airbus, landing at a military airbase in Ireland in error. Has it taken off again? I know there were concerns that aircraft could'nt take off from the small runway or something? :think:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 13 May 2006, 15:05

I think it flew out the next day

I don't think there was a TO problem just a media hype problem

Garry

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 13 May 2006, 15:06

Garry Russell wrote:I think it flew out the next day

I don't think there was a TO problem just a media hype problem

Garry

Ah! Thanks Garry and good afternoon to you BTW.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 13 May 2006, 15:12

And to you Eddie

Yep.

I don't think it was reported as left as such but was seen at I think Liverpool shortly afterwards

Typical media they build up something out of proprtion and then just leave you wondering what happened.

Often it stopping that's a problem and I think most aircraft could t/o on any runway that they landed on.

On top of that it would have gone out as light as possible.

Garry

VEGAS · Post by **VEGAS** » 13 May 2006, 15:14

Garry Russell wrote:On top of that it would have gone out as light as possible.

Garry

So I guess Jetty got the ferry back over then?!

(only jesting matey!

)

Hot_Charlie · Post by **Hot_Charlie** » 13 May 2006, 16:32

VEGAS wrote:Interesting event that CB, shows what the Airbus can do. Co-incidentally, that cock up a few weeks ago involving that Airbus, landing at a military airbase in Ireland in error. Has it taken off again? I know there were concerns that aircraft could'nt take off from the small runway or something? :think:

I think Ballykelly's runway is at least the same size, if not bigger than Derry's where the aircraft was scheduled to go to. I think the bigger problem would be making the disused runway suitable for the departure (ie, sweeping it!)