James Briggs wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:51:36 +0000, Willie Fleming wrote >> Some interesting background and neat photography about our "home base". >> >> http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=302132 >> >> --- >> Best Regards >> Willie Fleming >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Many US airports planned before the 1970's had parallel runways > built too close together for IFR in IMC operations. > > So SFO doesn't do parallel operations in foggy conditions, cutting > the capacity in half. > > PHNL built 4R and 4L too close together. They used to hold small > aircraft between the runways during parallel operations, but realized > that a wingtip from a landing plane could hit the hold-short airplane. > > (Believe me, it was scary sitting out there between 2 737's landing in > parallel at the same time - one in front and one behind you.) > > So now the hold-short blocks one runway, again cutting landing capacity. > > James. > >
The first time as a jet passenger flying in to SFO and seeing another jet out the right window also heading in was not a good feeling and that was after coming in so low over the bay and remembering main wheels touching the water on approach to Gander many years earlier. Real world SFO approaches are always bordering on the scary every time. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
