Marty_d Posted May 26 Posted May 26 It's funny when the bigjobs have to give way. I remember approaching YCBG from the east once, which means tracking to the north of YMHB and across the approach to their runway (12/30). ATC gave me right of way so the B737 on approach had to do an orbit while a little C172 with 1 person on board was on final - often wondered how much that cost the airline!
flying dog Posted May 26 Author Posted May 26 I guess it is all part of the bigger picture. Be it you are a Cessna or another heavy.... It's all just factored in. (Which is good)
facthunter Posted May 26 Posted May 26 If You do something wrong and it causes a big one to have to go around you will get a bill. Nev
flying dog Posted May 27 Author Posted May 27 I believe the key word in that is WRONG.... Marty_D wasn't doing anything WRONG.
facthunter Posted May 27 Posted May 27 I never inferred he did, but the pressure is on. It can be BIG money and Airlines regularly sue each other. Nev
Marty_d Posted May 27 Posted May 27 Yep - it was the tower who told me to continue on final and them to orbit - I would have been happy to burn a couple of holes in the sky until they'd landed, but I wasn't about to argue with the tower.
Marty_d Posted May 27 Posted May 27 Different airports. YCBG (Cambridge) is for lighter aircraft and only about 1km away from YMHB (Hobart International). I was on approach to 27 at YCBG, the B737 on approach to 12 at YMHB. 1
Marty_d Posted May 27 Posted May 27 15 hours ago, facthunter said: Did they tell you to orbit left of the runway centreline. Nev They didn't tell me to orbit at all. They told me to continue on final (I was the C172) and they told the B737 to do one orbit. 1
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