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| Thread ID: 107804 | 2010-03-02 06:38:00 | Flights into Paraparaumu | convair (13650) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 863115 | 2010-03-02 19:43:00 | What are they going to using? Tiger Moths? Isn't the runway too short for anything bigger than a Harvard? |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 863116 | 2010-03-02 20:43:00 | Yeah suitable for small turbo props www.paraparaumuairport.co.nz |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 863117 | 2010-03-02 20:54:00 | Yeah suitable for small turbo props www.paraparaumuairport.co.nz But not for the rest of the airplane? Ken :) |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 863118 | 2010-03-02 20:58:00 | I note that the taxiway is NOT to be used for takeoffs and landings and can be mistaken for a runway. | Sweep (90) | ||
| 863119 | 2010-03-02 21:00:00 | But not for the rest of the airplane? Ken :) ah funny bugger lol |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 863120 | 2010-03-02 21:08:00 | I always thought that the taxiway was longer than the runway :) :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 863121 | 2010-03-02 21:16:00 | I always thought that the taxiway was longer than the runway :) :) Probably as it usually takes longer to get to the runway than actual use of the runway. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 863122 | 2010-03-02 21:35:00 | I note that the taxiway is NOT to be used for takeoffs and landings and can be mistaken for a runway. That's because it used to be a runway. The "X"'s on the landing chart mean just that. And because those "X''s are also painted on the surface a pilot can see them. Landing or takeoff on a taxiway can be allowed. An example being the taxiway at Auckland International is often used as a runway during maintenance. 16/34 at Paraparaumu used to accommodate F-27's and the (very) occasional V807, so it's not exactly small fry in the aviation world. :2cents: |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 863123 | 2010-03-02 22:33:00 | wat is a V807? | prefect (6291) | ||
| 863124 | 2010-03-02 23:17:00 | wat is a V807? Vickers Viscount 60 Passenger Dart 4 engine turboprop. Once the flagship of NZ National Airways and used mainly on the main trunk. In context of Paraparaumu, when strong winds or whatever closed Wellington, utter chaos ensued. F27 and DC3 passengers would end up at Paraparaumu, and V807 passengers would end up at Palmerston North or Ohakea. These days with stronger aircraft structural components and better managed flying techniques, this type of chaos only rarely occurs. There is also less reliance on a hub and spoke system, many secondary airports being served by direct flights and bypassing Wellington. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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